The North Gwinnett Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Norcross Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
North Gwinnett barely beat Parkview the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. North Gwinnett blew past Parkview 4-1 on Friday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bulldogs' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Daris MUSTIC and Matt CHEC scored all four of North Gwinnett's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
While Norcross didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Meadowcreek 4-3 on Friday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Mustangs are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norcross' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those five contests. As for North Gwinnett, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 1-5 record.
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