On Friday, the Pope Greyhounds faced the Roswell Hornets in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pope's defense stepped up to hand Roswell a 2-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Pope who now have five in a row.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Addison Dejoseph and
Carly Oubs, who scored both of Pope's goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Pope's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three contests. As for Roswell, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pope will take on Lassiter at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pope's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Lassiter's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Roswell, they will head out on the road to take on Forsyth Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forsyth Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Roswell is ranked 17th).
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