The Paulding County Patriots will head out to square off against the South Cobb Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Paulding County has given up an average of 5.2 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Paulding County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Osborne on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cardinals, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Paulding County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while Osborne are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, South Cobb was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Hillgrove. That's two games in a row now that South Cobb have lost by just one goal.
Paulding County has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for South Cobb, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Paulding County suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to South Cobb in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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