If Marietta was riding high off their 3-0 takedown of McEachern last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marietta Blue Devils suffered a rough 5-0 loss at the hands of the Hillgrove Hawks on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Marietta can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Hillgrove is ranked 25th).
Marietta has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Hillgrove, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3-1.
Marietta will head out on the road to challenge North Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Paulding is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season. As for Hillgrove, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Pope at 5:30 p.m. Pope will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Hillgrove surely won't give up without a fight.
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