Preview: East Hall vs. Cedar Shoals
East Hall is 4-0 against Cedar Shoals since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Hall Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Cedar Shoals Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. East Hall is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
East Hall has not done well against North Oconee recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Hall blew past North Oconee 4-1. Given East Hall's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while North Oconee is ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Hall hit North Oconee with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Orlin Yanes (2),
Danny Tapia, and
Jorge Moya.
Meanwhile, Cedar Shoals fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against East Forsyth on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. The loss put an end to Cedar Shoals' undefeated start to the season.
East Hall's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Cedar Shoals, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-1-1.
East Hall beat Cedar Shoals by a goal in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Hall since the squad 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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