Soccer Preview: Socastee vs. Sumter
Socastee has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Sumter Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Socastee is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Even though St. James scored an imposing five goals on Tuesday, Socastee still came out on top. Socastee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over St. James. Jude Foster had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Socastee got from the refs.
Socastee hit St. James with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jamare Brown (2),
Jonathon Rivera (2),
Brian Vargas, and
Braeden Cunningham.
Meanwhile, sadly, Sumter is still looking for their first win of the season after eight matchups. They suffered a tough 5-0 defeat at the hands of Carolina Forest on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Sumter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Carolina Forest is ranked 49th).
Socastee's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Sumter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Socastee's way against Sumter in their previous meeting back in March as Socastee made off with a 5-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Socastee since the squad 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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