The Wesleyan Wolves will head out to face off against the Atlanta International Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wesleyan is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Forsyth just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the War Eagles. While losing is never fun, Wesleyan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while South Forsyth are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Atlanta International's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Meadowcreek by a score of 1-0. Atlanta International have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Atlanta International was without their leading scorer, Julius Decoufle, in Tuesday's matchup. With Decoufle sidelined, the Eagles had to make some changes to the lineup. Alex White played for 40 minutes having averaged 19.3 this season and Matteo Gianella got 40 vs. an average of 20.
Atlanta International's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Wesleyan, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Wesleyan might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Atlanta International in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wolves were down 7-0.
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