The Athens Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Hazel Green Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Athens' last matchup on Tuesday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. They and Florence finished up their match with a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Athens has been dealt a draw since back in February.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Hazel Green made sure to put some goals up on the board against Columbia on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Hazel Green, who have now won five contests by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Columbia from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
With that draw, Athens' record moves to 7-3-4. As for Hazel Green, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Athens suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Hazel Green in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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