The Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Holy Innocents Episcopal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Clarkston by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Holy Innocents Episcopal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Clarkston is ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Southwest DeKalb fell victim to Druid Hills and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Red Devils. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southwest DeKalb in their matchups with Druid Hills: they've now lost four in a row.
Holy Innocents Episcopal's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Southwest DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Holy Innocents Episcopal's way against Southwest DeKalb in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Holy Innocents Episcopal made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Innocents Episcopal 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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