Preview: Banneker vs. Villa Rica
The Banneker Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Villa Rica Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Banneker will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 367th, while Villa Rica is ranked 128th).
After soaring to eight goals the game before, Banneker were a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 12-0 defeat at the hands of Jackson. Banneker has not had much luck with Jackson recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Villa Rica sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Hiram on Wednesday. The win was just what Villa Rica needed coming off of a 4-1 loss in their prior matchup.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kenneth Thompson III and
Cristofer Ramirez, who scored both of Villa Rica's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Banneker's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Villa Rica, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.
Banneker suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Villa Rica in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Banneker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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