The Tucker Tigers will square off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Tucker will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Tucker took a three-goal loss the last time they faced off against Atlanta International, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Tucker's defense stepped up to hand Atlanta International a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Sarrive Ishiabwe, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic got the win against Northview on Tuesday by a conclusive 4-0. Given the Golden Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Titans are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tucker's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four contests. As for St. Pius X Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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