New Manchester hasn't had much luck against East Paulding recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Manchester Jaguar will look to defend their home pitch against the East Paulding Raiders at 6:00 p.m. New Manchester has given up an average of 6.7 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
New Manchester is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to Villa Rica. While losing is never fun, the Jaguar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Paulding, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lithia Springs a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Olivia Gurski was a massive factor in the win as she booted in five goals all by herself.
East Paulding's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those three matchups. As for New Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
New Manchester suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to East Paulding in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can New Manchester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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