The South Paulding Spartans will face off against the Cartersville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
South Paulding managed to keep up with Kennesaw Mountain until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Spartans lost 5-0 to the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Cartersville managed to keep up with Model until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Hurricanes came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Cartersville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 214th, while Model are ranked 37th).
Cartersville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for South Paulding, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7.
South Paulding suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Cartersville in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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