The Northwest Whitfield Bruins will head out to face off against the River Ridge Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Northwest Whitfield is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Dalton on Tuesday. The Bruins fell 2-0 to the Catamounts. While losing is never fun, Northwest Whitfield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Dalton are ranked second).
Meanwhile, River Ridge put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand West Forsyth a 4-0 shutout. River Ridge might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by three goals or more this season.
River Ridge pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five games. As for Northwest Whitfield, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
Northwest Whitfield might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from River Ridge in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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