Soccer Preview: Easley vs. Eastside
Easley is 0-3 against Eastside since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Easley Green Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Eastside Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Easley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Eastside is ranked sixth).
Easley took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Airport onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Easley wouldn't have won without Sally Goodwin, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Eastside waltzed into their game last Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 4-0 victory. Eastside might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Easley pushed their record up to 11-8-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Eastside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Easley came up short against Eastside in their previous matchup back in March, falling 2-0. Can Easley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
