The Pope Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Johns Creek Gladiators at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Pope will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Johns Creek is ranked third).
After soaring to five goals the game before, Pope were a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sprayberry by a score of 2-1. Pope's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Johns Creek has not lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Alpharetta.
Pope's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Johns Creek, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1.
Pope beat Johns Creek 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pope since the team 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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