The Allatoona Buccaneers will head out to challenge the Hiram Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Allatoona has seven straight victories, Hiram has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Allatoona is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Woodland a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Wildcats are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was Hiram who put the first points on the board on Wednesday, it was Pebblebrook who put up more. Hiram took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pebblebrook.
Allatoona's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those four contests. As for Hiram, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Allatoona's way against Hiram in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, as Allatoona made off with a 7-1 victory. Does Allatoona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hiram turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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