After flying high against Westlake on Thursday, South Paulding came back down to earth. The Spartans came up short against the Marietta Blue Devils on Friday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, South Paulding can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Marietta are ranked 24th).

Spartans
04/18/25 @ Marietta | 0-7 |
04/17/25 @ Westlake | 7-1 |
04/14/25 vs Paulding County | 6-0 |
04/03/25 vs Cartersville | 2-0 |
04/01/25 @ Kennesaw Mountain | 1-1 |
With the loss, South Paulding broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-7. As for Marietta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
South Paulding has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Lakeside on the 23rd. As for Marietta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 7-1 victory against Lowndes on the 22nd.
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