It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Whitefield Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Athens Academy Spartans a 2-0 shutout. This was payback for Whitefield Academy, who suffered a 4-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Emily Baxter and Ava Hidalgo scored both of Whitefield Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
Whitefield Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Athens Academy, they moved to 12-4 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Coming up, Whitefield Academy will take on Savannah Country Day on Monday. Whitefield Academy will need to watch out since Savannah Country Day have now posted at least four goals in their last three games. Athens Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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