Preview: Paideia vs. St. Francis
The Paideia Pythons will be playing at home against the St. Francis Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Paideia will be strutting in after a victory while St. Francis will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Paideia was able to grind out a solid win over Whitefield Academy, taking the game 3-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given Paideia's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while Whitefield Academy is ranked 50th).
Paideia hit Whitefield Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Liam McCarthy,
Caio Hirsch Dantas e Silva, and
Nayan Dodge.
Meanwhile, St. Francis fell victim to Mount Vernon and their airtight defense on Tuesday. Their tough 6-0 loss to the Mustangs might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that St. Francis has lost by exactly six goals.
Paideia's win bumped their record up to 5-2-1. As for St. Francis, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3-1 record this season.
Everything went Paideia's way against St. Francis in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Paideia made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Paideia repeat their success, or does St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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