Preview: Academic Magnet vs. West Ashley
The Academic Magnet Raptors will head out on the road to face off against the West Ashley Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After failing to score in their last game, Academic Magnet made sure to put some goals up on the board against Berkeley on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Stags. Given Academic Magnet's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Berkeley is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Ashley came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let Porter-Gaud onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Three seems to be a good number for West Ashley as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Academic Magnet is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. As for West Ashley, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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