The Pope Greyhounds will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Milton Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Neither Pope nor Milton posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Pope put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Johns Creek a 1-0 shutout. Pope's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Giselle Aitken, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Milton's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 3-0 walloping at the hands of West Forsyth on Friday. While losing is never fun, Milton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while West Forsyth is ranked first).
Pope's victory bumped their record up to 6-0-1. As for Milton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2-2.
Pope beat Milton by a goal when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 1-0. Does Pope have another victory up their sleeve, or will Milton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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