Soccer Preview: Mid-Carolina vs. Saluda
The Mid-Carolina Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Saluda Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mid-Carolina has five straight wins, Saluda has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mid-Carolina stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Abbeville as Mid-Carolina made off with a 5-0 victory. Give Mid-Carolina's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Abbeville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jennifer Boland (2),
Andrea Estrada-Scurry (2), and
Marley Long.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Saluda had to settle for a 3-2 defeat against Ninety Six on Friday.
Mid-Carolina pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Saluda, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Mid-Carolina took their victory against Saluda when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mid-Carolina since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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