Soccer Recap: Make It Two in a Row for Chapel Hill

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Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 - Home	2-0 W
01/28/25 - Away	1-3 L
02/16/24 - Away	1-3 L
01/17/24 - Home	0-3 L
02/17/23 - Home	2-3 L

Chapel Hill hadn't done well against Athens recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Chapel Hill Bulldogs' defense stepped up to hand the Athens Hornets a 2-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Hornets back in January, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.

Gabby Kissam was the driving force of Chapel Hill's attack as she scored both of Chapel Hill's goals, bringing her season total up to 24 goals.

The victory made it two in a row for Chapel Hill and bumps their season record up to 13-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those two matchups. As for Athens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.

Chapel Hill and Athens should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Chapel Hill will face off against Cumberland Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday up 406 places (333 vs. 739). Meanwhile, Athens (ranked 308th) will meet Van (ranked 647th) at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.