Soccer Preview: South Aiken vs. Greenville
The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will head out on the road to face off against the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. South Aiken is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
South Aiken will bounce into Monday's contest after beating North Augusta, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was South Aiken who was credited with the victory. South Aiken got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to North Augusta's four. The win was all the more spectacular given South Aiken's disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while North Augusta is ranked 21st).
Savvas Chionakis and
Landon Weaver scored both of South Aiken's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Greenville can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on Easley with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greenville.
South Aiken now has a winning record of 7-6-2. As for Greenville, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
Everything went South Aiken's way against Greenville in their previous matchup back in May of 2017 as South Aiken made off with a 3-0 victory. Will South Aiken repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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