Class 5A soccer playoffs: Short-handed Flowery Branch girls defeat Riverwood 1-0 in first round - Gainesville Times

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Class 5A soccer playoffs: Short-handed Flowery Branch girls defeat Riverwood 1-0 in first round

Lady Falcons will host Dutchtown in second-round matchup

Riverwood's Jill Olsen (1) and Flowery Branch's Caroline Wysocki (33) fight for possession of the ball during the opening round of Class AAAAA state playoffs Thursday at Flowery Branch High School. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0428Soccer 0001 — Riverwood's Jill Olsen (1) and Flowery Branch's Caroline Wysocki (33) fight for possession of the ball during the opening round of Class AAAAA state playoffs Thursday at Flowery Branch High School. - photo by Erin O. Smith

Even with one of its key contributors sidelined in its postseason opener, the Flowery Branch girls soccer team is moving on in the Class 5A playoffs. The Lady Falcons beat Riverwood 1-0 without the services of center midfielder Anna Gray in the teams’ first-round game Thursday night at Flowery Branch High. Flowery Branch coach Katie Scali said Grady will miss the rest of the postseason with an injury, but she was encouraged by what she saw in the freshman’s absence.

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