The Banneker Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Villa Rica Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Banneker has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Villa Rica will arrive with three straight victories.
Banneker fell victim to Jackson's stalwart defense on Tuesday and couldn't make it onto the board. They were the victim of a tough 12-0 defeat at the hands of the Jaguars. While losing is never fun, Banneker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 397th, while Jackson is ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Villa Rica put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hiram a 9-0 shutout. Give Villa Rica's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Hiram with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hayden Glover (3),
Hannah New (3),
Mia Bonner (2), and
Kendall Tosh.
Banneker's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Villa Rica, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1.
Banneker suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Villa Rica when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Banneker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
