The Pace Academy Knights will take on the Northgate Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pace Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Lakeside by a score of 2-0. The win was all the more spectacular given Pace Academy's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while Lakeside are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northgate, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Dutchtown on Wednesday as they made off with a 5-0 victory. Considering Northgate's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
The win made it two in a row for Pace Academy and bumps their season record up to 2-4. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matches. As for Northgate, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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