Soccer Game Preview: Pinewood Prep vs. Palmetto Christian Academy

The Pinewood Prep Panthers will head out to square off against Palmetto Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Pinewood Prep will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.

Pinewood Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Philip Simmons, who was ranked 17th at the time (Pinewood Prep was ranked tenth). Everything went Pinewood Prep's way against Philip Simmons on Thursday as Pinewood Prep made off with a 6-0 victory. It was an even better day for Paisleigh Dasinger as she scored four goals for her team.

Meanwhile, Palmetto Christian Academy took care of business in their home opener (barely) on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past First Baptist School 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Palmetto Christian Academy was the better team in the second half.

Pinewood Prep pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three games. As for Palmetto Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.