The Aquinas Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Washington-Wilkes Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
After a 7-2 finish the last time they played, Aquinas and Greene County decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Aquinas fell just short of Greene County by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Aquinas came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Greene County is ranked 434th).
Meanwhile, Washington-Wilkes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Georgia Military College. Emiliano Abruto was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Washington-Wilkes' goal came courtesy of
Jorge Cruz, which was the first he's scored this season.
Aquinas' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4-1. As for Washington-Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
