Soccer Preview: Bluffton vs. Myrtle Beach
The Bluffton Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Myrtle Beach Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bluffton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Bluffton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Lugoff-Elgin onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given Bluffton's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Lugoff-Elgin is ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Federico Guerra and
Michael Chirinos scored both of Bluffton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Myrtle Beach unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell 2-0 to Socastee. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Myrtle Beach couldn't quite close it out.
Myrtle Beach was without their leading scorer, Jaheim Watson, in Friday's match. With Watson sitting this one out, Ricky Escobar got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 36.7).
Bluffton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Myrtle Beach, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
