Soccer Game Preview: Woodland vs. North Paulding

The Woodland Wildcats will square off against the North Paulding Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodland's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Woodland managed to keep up with Southeast Whitfield County until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Woodland lost 3-0 to Southeast Whitfield County. While losing is never fun, Woodland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Southeast Whitfield County are ranked 85th).

Meanwhile, North Paulding fought the good fight in their overtime game against Etowah on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. North Paulding's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

North Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Woodland came up short against North Paulding in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 3-1. Will Woodland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.