Soccer 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 Thursday. The Sumter Gamecocks are on the road again to play the St. James Sharks at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sumter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Conway.
Meanwhile, St. James had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. St. James' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Grayson Williams was the driving force of St. James' attack as she scored both of St. James' goals. With that big game she's now up to 17 goals this season.
Sumter's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9. As for St. James, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Sumter might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from St. James when the teams last played 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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