North Paulding has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Woodland Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, North Paulding kept a clean sheet against Villa Rica. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 4-0 victory. Given North Paulding's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Villa Rica is ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Woodland waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 3-1.
Woodland was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Chris Sanchez and
Juan Pineda, who scored all three of Woodland's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 32 so far this season.
North Paulding's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those six contests. As for Woodland, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
North Paulding took their win against Woodland in their previous meeting back in February of 2018 by a conclusive 6-0. Does North Paulding have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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