Soccer Preview: Greenwood vs. Pickens
Greenwood is 3-0 against Pickens since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greenwood Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Pickens Blue Flame at 7:30 p.m. Greenwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Greenwood's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Greenville on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Raiders. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, Greenwood's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Pickens was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Berea by a score of 2-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pickens in their matchups with Berea: they've now lost four in a row.
Pickens' goal came courtesy of
Trevor Cothran, who's now up to six this season.
Greenwood's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-2. As for Pickens, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Greenwood took their win against Pickens when the teams last played on April 9th by a conclusive 7-2. In that match, Greenwood amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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