After flying high against Meadowcreek last Friday, Norcross came back down to earth. The Norcross Blue Devils lost 7-1 to the North Gwinnett Bulldogs on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked ninth).
Norcross' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for North Gwinnett, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Coming up, Norcross will square off against Peachtree Ridge at 5:30 p.m. on March 18th. Norcross will be up against Peachtree Ridge's rather soft defense (which has allowed four goals per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for North Gwinnett, they have already played their next contest, an 11-1 victory against Duluth on the 14th.
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