Soccer Preview: Alpharetta vs. Pope
After two games on the road, Alpharetta is heading back home. They will take on the Pope Greyhounds at 7:55 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Alpharetta's last contest on Tuesday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. They and South Forsyth finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, Pope was not able to break out of their rough patch back in March as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Blessed Trinity. While losing is never fun, Pope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Blessed Trinity is ranked seventh).
With that draw, Alpharetta's record moves to 4-7-3. As for Pope, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Alpharetta was able to grind out a solid victory over Pope in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Alpharetta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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