The Pope Greyhounds will head out on the road to take on the Alpharetta Raiders at 7:55 p.m. on Friday. Pope's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Back in March, Pope came up short against Blessed Trinity and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Pope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Blessed Trinity is ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Alpharetta's last game on Tuesday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. After two halves, they and South Forsyth settled for a 0-0 draw.
Pope's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Alpharetta, with that draw, their record moves to 4-7-3.
Pope came up short against Alpharetta in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pope avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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