Soccer Game Preview: Myrtle Beach vs. Ashley Ridge

The Myrtle Beach Seahawks will face off against the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Myrtle Beach proved they can win big on Friday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Socastee get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Myrtle Beach wouldn't have won without River Schumacher, who scored the game-winner.

Meanwhile, Ashley Ridge faced Waccamaw in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Ashley Ridge had just enough and edged out Waccamaw 2-1. The win was familiar territory for Ashley Ridge, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Myrtle Beach is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Ashley Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 9-3.