Cartersville soccer teams split matches at Sandy Creek

The Cartersville High School soccer teams split a pair of Region 5-AAAA matches Friday night at Sandy Creek.

The Canes blanked the Patriots 9-0, but the Lady Canes lost 4-2.

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CARTERSVILLE BOYS 9, SANDY CREEK 0

The Hurricanes built a 4-0 lead in the first half on a pair of goals by Pedro Ghanem and single tallies by Eilan Abeja and James Chege. Brady Craig contributed a pair of first half assists as Cartersville took control early.

In the second half, Jonathan Cruz assisted on goals by Jair Ramos and Ghanem. Craig scored a goal off a feed from Abeja. Ghanem assisted on a Ramos goal and Joel Zazueta assisted on a goal by Houston Read.

The loss dropped Sandy Creek’s season mark to 1-6-1 overall and 1-3 in region play. Cartersville (6-4, 3-0 Region 5-AAAA) hosts Chapel Hill Tuesday.

SANDY CREEK GIRLS 4, CARTERSVILLE 2

Sandy Creek led 3-0 at halftime, but the Lady Canes narrowed the margin to 3-2 with approximately 10 minutes remaining in the game.

Micah Vance and Kalyn Donegan scored the Cartersville goals.

The Lady Patriots (3-5, 2-2) responded with an insurance goal in the final minutes to secure the Region 5-AAAA match.

Cartersville (4-4, 2-1) entertains Chapel Hill Tuesday at 6 p.m.