The South Paulding Spartans will head out to challenge the East Paulding Raiders at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Paulding is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Villa Rica on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Wildcats. South Paulding's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, East Paulding was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Alexander, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, East Paulding can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Alexander are ranked 23rd).
South Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for East Paulding, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
South Paulding was able to grind out a solid victory over East Paulding in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 2-0. Will South Paulding repeat their success, or does East Paulding has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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