The Cedartown Bulldogs will take on the Cartersville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cedartown has six straight victories, Cartersville has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Cartersville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Cedartown took over last week. Cedartown put the hurt on Hiram with a sharp 6-1 win on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Hiram with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Yahir Pineda (3), Alex Segura, Otoniel Ramirez, and Nahum Gomez-Lopez.
Meanwhile, Cartersville fell victim to Dalton and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Catamounts.
Cedartown's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Cartersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Cedartown beat Cartersville 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will Cedartown repeat their success, or does Cartersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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