Soccer Preview: River Bluff vs. West Ashley
River Bluff has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the West Ashley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. River Bluff is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
River Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Goose Creek an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for River Bluff, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Goose Creek from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
JJ Burns led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday West Ashley sidestepped Fort Dorchester for a 1-0 victory.
River Bluff pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for West Ashley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
River Bluff beat West Ashley 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Bluff since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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