The Mill Creek Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mill Creek barely beat Collins Hill the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks' defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 6-0 shutout two weeks ago. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Mill Creek's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Collins Hill are ranked 214th).
Mill Creek's offense was hitting Collins Hill from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Red Elephants.
Mill Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four games. As for Cherokee Bluff, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Mill Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Cherokee Bluff when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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