Soccer Game Preview: Wando vs. Lucy Beckham

Wando is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lucy Beckham is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Warriors will host the Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Wando's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. Everything went their way against Berkeley as they made off with a 10-0 win. Given Wando's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Berkeley are ranked 65th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Lucy Beckham's game on Tuesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Socastee with a sharp 3-0 victory.

Lucy Beckham hit the Braves with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kate Pratt, Logan Sauer, and Reagan Soldano.

Lucy Beckham is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up five goals over those 11 matches. As for Wando, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.

Wando came out on top in a nail-biter against Lucy Beckham in their previous meeting on April 1st, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.