The Discovery Titans had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cherokee a 3-0 shutout. Given Discovery's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Cherokee is ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Discovery was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Joshua Ramirez and
Samuel Gomez, who scored all three of Discovery's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Discovery's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1. As for Cherokee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Discovery will head out on the road to take on North Gwinnett at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Discovery's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so North Gwinnett's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cherokee, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Walton at 8:00 p.m. Walton will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Cherokee surely won't give up without a fight.
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