Soccer Preview: Mauldin vs. A.C. Flora
Mauldin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while A.C. Flora is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mauldin Mavericks will take on the A.C. Flora Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Mauldin got the win against T.L. Hanna by a conclusive 6-1. Given Mauldin's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while T.L. Hanna is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mauldin's offense was hitting T.L. Hanna from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Payton James led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, A.C. Flora kept a clean sheet against Irmo on Wednesday. They blew past the Yellowjackets 8-0. A.C. Flora's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Mauldin's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for A.C. Flora, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
