The Pope Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Lassiter Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pope is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
On Friday, Pope faced Roswell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pope's defense stepped up to hand Roswell a 2-0 shutout.
Pope was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Addison Dejoseph and
Carly Oubs, who scored both of Pope's goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lassiter put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wheeler as Lassiter made off with a 4-0 victory. Given Lassiter's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Wheeler is ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pope pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three matchups. As for Lassiter, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1.
Pope skirted past Lassiter 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pope since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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