Soccer Game Preview: Berea vs. Travelers Rest

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04/04/25 - Home	2-0 W
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04/26/21 - Away	2-0 W
04/24/19 - Home	2-0 W
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Berea has gone 9-1 against Travelers Rest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will face off against the Devildogs at 7:00 p.m.

Berea managed to keep up with Wren until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bulldogs came up short against the Hurricanes, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Berea can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Wren are ranked 30th).

Berea was without their leading scorer, Geyser Fabricio Lopez, in Wednesday's game. With Lopez sitting this one out, Juanpablo Ramirez got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 46.2).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Travelers Rest, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Blue Ridge on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for Travelers Rest as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Berea has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8-1 record this season. As for Travelers Rest, their victory bumped their record up to 3-14-1.

Berea was able to grind out a solid win over Travelers Rest in their previous meeting on April 4th, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.