Darlington is 0-9 against Rome since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Darlington Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Rome Wolves at 5:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Darlington is ranked 232nd, while Rome is ranked 254th).
There was early excitement for Darlington after they claimed the first goal on Friday, however, they wouldn't score again. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Armuchee who was credited with the win. Armuchee got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Darlington's three. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Darlington couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rome pushed their score to 11 the last time they played they, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. Their defense stepped up to hand Sonoraville a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Rome has won by exactly two goals.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Sophie Clowdus and
Annabel Chandler, who scored both of Rome's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Darlington's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Rome, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-13.
Darlington might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Rome in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Darlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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