Preview: Sumter vs. St. James
Sumter is 0-6 against St. James since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sumter Gamecocks will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. James Sharks at 7:30 p.m. Neither Sumter nor St. James posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Sumter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Lugoff-Elgin.
Meanwhile, St. James faced Porter-Gaud in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. James never let Porter-Gaud onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Friday.
Sumter's season is starting to look like last year's as the team currently sits at a 1-5 record this season. As for St. James, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Sumter might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from St. James in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Sumter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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