Soccer Game Preview: Chapel Hill vs. Athens

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01/28/25 - Home	2-1 W
02/16/24 - Home	2-1 W
01/17/24 - Away	1-2 L
02/17/23 - Away	4-3 W
01/17/23 - Home	4-3 W
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Chapel Hill has gone 7-2 against Athens recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chapel Hill Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Athens Hornets at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Chapel Hill's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matchups.

Last Tuesday, everything went Chapel Hill's way against Brownsboro as Chapel Hill made off with a 6-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Athens' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lindale by a score of 2-1.

Chapel Hill's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five contests. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.

Chapel Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Athens when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chapel Hill since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.