Preview: South Florence vs. West Florence
South Florence is 0-10 against West Florence since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Florence Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Florence Knights at 7:30 p.m. South Florence will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 118th, while West Florence is ranked 34th).
After soaring to five goals the game before, South Florence were a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Myrtle Beach. South Florence was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-1.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, West Florence gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let Hartsville onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. West Florence's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their offense was hitting Hartsville from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Sarah Cashin led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
South Florence's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for West Florence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
South Florence came up short against West Florence in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 3-1. Can South Florence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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