Preview: North Cobb vs. Hillgrove
North Cobb is 1-9 against Hillgrove since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Cobb Warriors are on the road again and plays the Hillgrove Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on March 5th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was North Cobb who was credited with the victory. North Cobb got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Cherokee's one. That zero goal margin sets a new team best for North Cobb this season.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Sinan Vann and
Andres Williams, who scored both of North Cobb's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Hillgrove waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Marietta. Given Hillgrove's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Marietta is ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Cobb's win bumped their record up to 1-4-1. As for Hillgrove, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
North Cobb suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Hillgrove when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can North Cobb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
