Pope is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Etowah is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pope Greyhounds will take on the Etowah Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pope put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Alpharetta a 9-0 shutout. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for two goals.
Pope's offense was hitting Alpharetta from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Addison Dejoseph led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Etowah sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Campbell on Monday.
Pope has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which somehow isn't as good as their 11-1-2 record this season. As for Etowah, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Everything went Pope's way against Etowah in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Pope made off with a 4-1 victory. Will Pope repeat their success, or does Etowah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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