The Pope Greyhounds will take on the West Forsyth Wolverines in a tournament on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Pope's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past River Ridge 1-0. That's two games straight that the Greyhounds have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Addison Adair, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Oconee County. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Warriors are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Pope and bumps their season record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two games. As for West Forsyth, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Everything went Pope's way against West Forsyth in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, as Pope made off with a 5-2 victory. Does Pope have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Forsyth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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