Cedartown is 8-2 against Central since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cedartown Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Central Lions at 7:30 p.m. Cedartown will be strutting in after a victory while Central will be coming in after a loss.
Cedartown has not done well against Northwest Whitfield recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Cedartown who was credited with the victory. Their winning goal came courtesy of Chris Valle.
Last Monday, Central suffered a rough 5-2 loss at the hands of Heritage. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Heritage is ranked 105th).
Cedartown's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Cedartown came out on top in a nail-biter against Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedartown 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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