The Berkmar Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Meadowcreek Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Berkmar is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Peachtree Ridge on Friday. Berkmar fell just short of Peachtree Ridge by a score of 2-1. The Patriots have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
Berkmar's goal came courtesy of Kevin Contreras, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Meadowcreek fought the good fight in their overtime game against Norcross on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Blue Devils are ranked fifth).
Berkmar's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Meadowcreek, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-4.
Berkmar came out on top in a nail-biter against Meadowcreek when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Berkmar since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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