Soccer Game Preview: Pike County vs. Westside

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Previous 5 Games

03/07/25 - Home	11-0 W
03/14/19 - Home	12-0 W
04/03/18 - Away	10-0 W
04/07/17 - Home	10-0 W
02/14/15 - Away	10-0 W

Pike County is a perfect 5-0 against Westside since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Pike County will head out on the road to square off against Westside at 5:30 p.m. Pike County's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Westside's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Pike County will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Rutland on Wednesday. Pike County never let Rutland get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering Pike County have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Westside's offense. They came up short against Morgan County on Tuesday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Westside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Morgan County are ranked 94th).

Pike County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Westside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Everything went Pike County's way against Westside in their previous matchup on March 7th, as Pike County made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pike County since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.