Soccer Game Recap: Marietta vs. Hillgrove
By Team Reports
Mar 2, 2024, 9:24am
Recap: Marietta vs. Hillgrove
If the Marietta Blue Devils were riding high off their 5-0 takedown of the McEachern Indians last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Marietta ended up on the wrong side of a rough 5-0 walloping at the hands of Hillgrove on Friday. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Marietta couldn't push the score so high this time.
Marietta dropped their record down to 2-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hillgrove, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marietta will take on North Paulding at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Pauldingpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Marietta in Georgia (North Paulding is ranked 44th, while Marietta is ranked 203rd). As for Hillgrove, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome North Cobb at 8:00 p.m. on March 5th. Hopefully Hillgrove is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Georgia (they are ranked 47th, while North Cobb is ranked 262nd).
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