The Lassiter Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Pope Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lassiter will be strutting in after a victory while Pope will be coming in after a defeat.
Lassiter was handed a four-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Creekview. Given Lassiter's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Creekview are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pope managed to keep up with Sprayberry until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Pope came up short against Sprayberry, falling 4-0. Pope have struggled against Sprayberry recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Lassiter's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Pope, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Lassiter came out on top in a nail-biter against Pope in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lassiter since the team 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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