Soccer Preview: Gatewood vs. Piedmont Academy
Gatewood is 6-0 against Piedmont Academy since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gatewood Gators will head out on the road to take on the Piedmont Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Piedmont Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Gatewood, who comes in off a win.
Gatewood will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Augusta Prep Day, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Gatewood blew past Augusta Prep Day 3-0. Considering Gatewood has won three games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Academy fell victim to a tough 5-1 loss at the hands of Westminster Christian Academy on Tuesday. Piedmont Academy has struggled against Westminster Christian Academy recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Piedmont Academy's goal came courtesy of
Callie Branan, who's now up to six this season.
Gatewood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. As for Piedmont Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Everything went Gatewood's way against Piedmont Academy when the teams last played back in March as Gatewood made off with a 7-2 victory. In that match, Gatewood amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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