The Rome Wolves will square off against the Evans Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rome will be strutting in after a victory while Evans will be coming in after a loss.
While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Rome who was credited with the win on Saturday. Wolves got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Armuchee's one. Given Rome's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Armuchee are ranked 205th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evans fought the good fight in their overtime match against Glynn Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. While the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was the Terrors who were credited with the victory. Glynn Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Evans' two. Evans have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
They hit Glynn Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Marcos Pulido Checa (2), Jeremiah Sturkey, and Roger Portillo.
Rome is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those 12 contests. As for Evans, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
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