The Decatur Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Decatur comes in on four and Woodward Academy on three.
Decatur had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the eight-goal drubbing they dealt Shiloh on Tuesday. Decatur's defense stepped up to hand Shiloh an 8-0 shutout. It was an even better day for TJ Smith as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Woodward Academy made easy work of Dunwoody on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. Given Woodward Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Dunwoody are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Woodward Academy pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Decatur, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Decatur might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Woodward Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Decatur was down 3-0.
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