The Gainesville Red Elephants will face off against the Johns Creek Gladiators at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gainesville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against East Hall by a score of 2-0. Given the Red Elephants' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Vikings are ranked 297th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Johns Creek had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 5-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gladiators, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Johns Creek's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven matchups. As for Gainesville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
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