The South Paulding Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Marietta Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. South Paulding is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
South Paulding is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Westlake 7-1 on Thursday. The game was close at halftime, but South Paulding turned on the heat in the second half with six goals.
Meanwhile, Marietta unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 6-2 to Sprayberry. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Marietta couldn't quite close it out.
Kevin Rivera and James Persons scored both of Marietta's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
South Paulding's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three contests. As for Marietta, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
South Paulding beat Marietta 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans 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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