The Cartersville Hurricanes will head out to square off against the Ringgold Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cartersville has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Ringgold will arrive with three straight victories.
Cartersville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell just short of Cedartown by a score of 4-3 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Ringgold hadn't done well against Sonoraville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Ringgold came out on top against Sonoraville by a score of 3-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ringgold pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three matchups. As for Cartersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Cartersville beat Ringgold 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cartersville 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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