The Norcross Blue Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Parkview Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Norcross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Norcross' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Berkmar with a sharp 3-0 win. Given Norcross' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Berkmar are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gianna Vescovo and EV Kim scored all three of Norcross' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Parkview unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 7-0 to Brookwood. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Parkview haven't been shut out since back in February.
The victory made it two in a row for Norcross and bumps their season record up to 8-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Parkview, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Norcross beat Parkview by a goal when the teams last played back in March of 2021, winning 2-1. Will Norcross repeat their success, or does Parkview has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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