Newton lost against Heritage back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rams lost 4-0 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, Newton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Heritage are ranked 127th).
Newton dropped their record down to 2-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Newton will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Eastside at 7:30 p.m. on the 15th. Eastside will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Newton surely won't give up without a fight. Heritage also won't see the pitch for a while: their next contest is against Archer at 7:30 p.m. on the 15th. Archer's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Heritage's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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