The Pace Academy Knights will head out on the road to challenge Drew at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pace Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Midtown just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Midtown by a score of 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Pace Academy came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Midtown is ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, the game between Drew and Mays was close at halftime, but Drew turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Drew put the hurt on Mays with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering Drew has won five matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Drew has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four games. Pace Academy's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.
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