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Lambert boys' soccer upset by South Gwinnett in first round of state playoffs
No. 1 seed Longhorns lose 2-1 at home in Class AAAAAA tournament
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Lambert's Logan Willis battles for possession of the ball with a South Gwinnett defender. Willis and the Longhorns struggled to create scoring chances in the second half. - photo by Micah Green
Lambert’s boys’ soccer team entered its first round state playoffs contest in good spirits, having recently won the Region 6-AAAAAA title and earning a home game in the Class AAAAAA tournament. Eighty minutes of action later, the Longhorns left devastated. Lambert, playing the same South Gwinnett club they beat in the second round of last spring’s state tournament, fell to the Comets at home, 2-1, bringing an end to a memorable season.