On Thursday, Woodland kept a clean sheet against Hiram. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hiram Hornets and snuck past 1-0. Given Woodland's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Hiram is ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Woodland's one-goal win came courtesy of
Chris Sanchez, who's now up to 27 this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Woodland and bumps their season record up to 9-4. As for Hiram, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Woodland will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Paulding at 5:30 p.m. on April 11th. As for Hiram, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Central at 8:00 p.m. on April 9th. Central is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so Hiram will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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