Preview: Northside vs. Russell County
The Northside Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Russell County Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
After soaring to four goals the game before, Northside were a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They were the victim of a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of McIntosh. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 198th, while McIntosh is ranked second).
Northside's goal came courtesy of
Parker Phillips, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Russell County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Montgomery Academy.
Northside dropped their record down to 2-7-1 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Russell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Northside's way against Russell County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Northside made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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