The Perry Panthers will head out to challenge the Northside Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Perry is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Houston County just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Perry haven't been shut out since back in February.
Meanwhile, Northside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Warner Robins. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 391st, while Warner Robins are ranked 133rd).
Perry's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything went Perry's way against Northside in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Perry made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad 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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