Soccer Game Preview: York Prep vs. Buford

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 6:02am

Soccer Preview: York Prep vs. Buford

The York Prep Patriots will be playing at home against the Buford Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in South Carolina (York Prep is ranked 53rd, while Buford is ranked 66th).

York Prep is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Andrew Jackson on Thursday. York Prep fell just short of Andrew Jackson by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time York Prep couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.

Meanwhile, Buford stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Lancaster with a sharp 7-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Buford as they're now sitting on seven straight.

Their offense was hitting Lancaster from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Kaylynn Faile led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

York Prep's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-2-2. As for Buford, they pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

York Prep took their win against Buford in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 3-0. Will York Prep repeat their success, or does Buford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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