Soccer Recap: Emerald Comes Up Short

After flying high against Southside last Thursday, Emerald came back down to earth. The Vikings fell just short of the Fountain Inn Fury by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Emerald were red-hot offensively heading into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the three matchups prior), but Fountain Inn's defense proved too tough.

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

04/14/25 @ Fountain Inn	0-1
04/10/25 @ Southside	17-0
04/07/25 vs Westside	4-0
04/02/25 vs Laurens	10-0
03/20/25 vs Wren	1-1

Emerald moved to 7-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Fountain Inn, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Emerald will challenge Powdersville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Fountain Inn, they will face off against Southside at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fountain Inn are facing Southside at the right time seeing as Southside are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.