South Paulding hasn't had much luck against Alexander recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Paulding Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Alexander Cougars at 7:45 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
South Paulding fell victim to Rome and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wolves.
Meanwhile, Alexander had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Mustangs. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Mustangs are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alexander pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for South Paulding, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
South Paulding came out on top in a nail-biter against Alexander in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Paulding 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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