The Athens Golden Eagles will take on the St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Athens sidestepped Decatur for a 2-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Meanwhile, St. Luke's Episcopal came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Makos a 2-0 shutout.
St. Luke's Episcopal's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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