Soccer Preview: Goose Creek vs. Berkeley
Goose Creek and Berkeley are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Goose Creek Gators will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Berkeley Stags at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Goose Creek and five for Berkeley.
Goose Creek fell victim to Stratford and their airtight defense last Thursday. Their tough 5-0 defeat to the Knights might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Goose Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Stratford is ranked 15th).
While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Cane Bay who was credited with the victory. Cane Bay got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Berkeley's three.
Johnathan Hazelton wasn't going to let Cane Bay walk away unscathed as he scored both of Berkeley's goals. With that big game he's now up to seven goals this season.
Goose Creek's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Berkeley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Goose Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Berkeley in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 2-1. Will Goose Creek repeat their success, or does Berkeley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
