Soccer Preview: Lugoff-Elgin vs. Irmo
Lugoff-Elgin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Irmo Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lugoff-Elgin is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Lugoff-Elgin fought the good fight in their overtime contest against A.C. Flora on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lugoff-Elgin in their matchups with A.C. Flora: they've now lost eight in a row.
Eldin Sanchez wasn't going to let A.C. Flora walk away unscathed as he scored both of Lugoff-Elgin's goals. With that big game he's now up to 17 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Irmo put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Westwood onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Irmo needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Lugoff-Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Irmo, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Lugoff-Elgin suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Irmo in their previous matchup back in March. Can Lugoff-Elgin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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