The Wheeler Wildcats will challenge the North Paulding Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Wheeler: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while North Paulding has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Wheeler took a three-goal loss the last time they faced off against Walton, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Wheeler had just enough and edged out Walton 2-1 on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Wheeler's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Walton are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, North Paulding kept a clean sheet against Woodland on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Wildcats. North Paulding haven't had any issues with Woodland recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Wheeler's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-9. As for North Paulding, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
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