The Northside Eagles will head out to challenge the First Presbyterian Day Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Northside has struggled recently with 13 defeats in a row, while First Presbyterian Day will arrive with 11 straight wins.
Northside fell victim to Houston County and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Bears, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 390th, while Houston County are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, First Presbyterian Day kept a clean sheet against Piedmont Academy on Thursday. They blew past the Cougars 10-0. The result was nothing new for First Presbyterian Day, who have now won ten matchups by six goals or more so far this season.
First Presbyterian Day pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Northside suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to First Presbyterian Day when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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