Soccer Game Preview: Gray Collegiate Academy vs. South Aiken

The Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles will head out to challenge the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gray Collegiate Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.

Gray Collegiate Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Aiken get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Monday. Given Gray Collegiate Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Aiken are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gray Collegiate Academy's offense was hitting Aiken from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.

Meanwhile, South Aiken was able to grind out a solid victory over Gilbert on Monday, taking the game 2-0.

South Aiken is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four games. Gray Collegiate Academy's victory bumped their record up to 9-2.

Everything went Gray Collegiate Academy's way against South Aiken in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Gray Collegiate Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gray Collegiate Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.