The Eastside Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Newton Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastside has 13 straight victories, Newton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Eastside barely beat Flowery Branch the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Falcons last Thursday. Eastside might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Newton's offense. They lost 4-0 to Heritage last Thursday. While losing is never fun, Newton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Heritage are ranked 115th).
Eastside's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Eastside took their victory against Newton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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