The Athens Academy Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Pinecrest Academy Paladins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Athens Academy sitting on five straight wins and Pinecrest Academy on 11.
Athens Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Banks County 10-0. Athens Academy's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy made easy work of Lanier Christian Academy on Friday and carried off an 8-2 victory. Considering Pinecrest Academy have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Lanier Christian Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Fia Del Balzo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Athens Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Pinecrest Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Athens Academy came up short against Pinecrest Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Athens Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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