Preview: Saluda vs. Strom Thurmond
Saluda is 7-0 against Strom Thurmond since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Saluda Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Saluda is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Saluda put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Abbeville. Saluda's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They hit Abbeville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ricardo Santiago (2),
Luis Leyva,
Boris Garcia, and
Bryan Sanchez.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 goals the game before, Strom Thurmond were a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Batesburg-Leesville. The loss was Strom Thurmond's first of the season.
The victory got Saluda back to even at 3-3. As for Strom Thurmond, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Saluda took their win against Strom Thurmond when the teams last played back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saluda 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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