South Paulding managed to slip by Alexander the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The South Paulding Spartans came up short against the Alexander Cougars on Friday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Cougars are ranked 42nd).
This is the second loss in a row for South Paulding and nudges their season record down to 2-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 5-2 Rome (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 81.2% over those games). As for Alexander, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Looking ahead, South Paulding will welcome New Manchester at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Alexander, they will head out to face off against Rome at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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