Preview: Tri-Cities vs. Midtown
The Tri-Cities Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Midtown Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Tri-Cities is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
After failing to score in their last matchup, Tri-Cities made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lithia Springs on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Lions.
Meanwhile, Midtown put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let Creekside onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Given Midtown's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Creekside is ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri-Cities pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those four matches. As for Midtown, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Tri-Cities might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Midtown when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Tri-Cities avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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