Soccer Preview: Saluda vs. Dixie
Saluda is 0-3 against Dixie since February of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saluda Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Dixie Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Saluda after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Mid-Carolina by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 goals in the game before, Saluda couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Dixie had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Chiefs a 12-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Austin Wilson as he scored five goals for his team.
Saluda now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Dixie, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Saluda suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Dixie in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Saluda was down 4-1.
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