Soccer Game Preview: Hillgrove vs. Wheeler

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Previous 3 Games

04/12/17 - Home	8-1 W
04/14/16 - Away	3-2 W
03/20/15 - Away	2-1 W

Hillgrove has gone a perfect 3-0 against Wheeler recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hawks will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 8:30 p.m. Wheeler took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hillgrove, who comes in off a win.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Hillgrove took on South Cobb last Tuesday. The Hawks won by a goal and slipped past the Eagles 3-2. Hillgrove haven't had any issues with South Cobb recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Wheeler was not quite Allatoona's equal in the second half last Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. While losing is never fun, Wheeler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 280th, while Allatoona are ranked 41st).

This is the second loss in a row for Wheeler and nudges their season record down to 1-11. As for Hillgrove, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

Hillgrove took their victory against Wheeler in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 8-1 score. In that contest, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.