The Paideia Pythons will head out on the road to square off against the Decatur Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Paideia is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Paideia gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let Mount Vernon onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Paideia's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven contests.
Their offense was hitting Mount Vernon from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Eva-Jean Young led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Decatur entered their tilt with Berkmar with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Patriots 1-0. Given Decatur's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while Berkmar is ranked 252nd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paideia pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those four matches. As for Decatur, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season.
Paideia beat Decatur by a goal in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 4-3. Will Paideia repeat their success, or does Decatur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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