The Newnan Cougars will take on the Northside Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newnan, who comes in off a win.
Newnan proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Douglas County.
Meanwhile, Northside didn't have quite enough to beat Starr's Mill on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Jagger Araya was handed one for Northside, while Starr's Mill got theirs courtesy of Elijah Hammond.
Jo'Metrius Davis and Aaron Diaz Garcia scored both of Northside's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Newnan is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those five games. Northside's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Everything went Newnan's way against Northside in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Newnan made off with a 5-1 win. In that matchup, Newnan amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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