Soccer Game Preview: American Leadership Academy vs. Saluda

Patriots

Goals

04/01/25 vs Pelion	2
03/28/25 vs Thomas Sumter Academy	1
03/27/25 @ Horse Creek Academy	2
03/25/25 vs Batesburg-Leesville	1
03/21/25 @ Strom Thurmond	1
+ 6 more games

The American Leadership Academy Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Saluda Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. American Leadership Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.

On Tuesday, American Leadership Academy came up short against Pelion and fell 4-2.

Wiley Parker and Evan Steffee scored both of the Patriots' goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Saluda and Batesburg-Leesville have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Tigers blew past the Panthers 9-1. The game marked Saluda's most dominant win of the season so far.

Saluda now has a winning record of 4-3. As for American Leadership Academy, they dropped their record down to 6-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

American Leadership Academy might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Saluda in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.