The Cedartown Bulldogs will take on the Ridgeland Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedartown will be strutting in after a victory while Ridgeland will be coming in after a defeat.
Cedartown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Darlington. The victory continues a trend for Cedartown in their matchups with Darlington: they've now won five in a row.
Yahir Pineda was the driving force of Cedartown's attack as he scored both of Cedartown's goals, bringing his season total up to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Ridgeland was not quite Pickens' equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Ridgeland have lost by just one goal.
Cedartown's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Ridgeland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Everything went Cedartown's way against Ridgeland in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, as Cedartown made off with a 6-0 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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