Soccer Game Preview: Strom Thurmond vs. Saluda

By Team Reports Mar 16, 2024, 6:37am

Preview: Strom Thurmond vs. Saluda

Strom Thurmond is 0-7 against Saluda since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Strom Thurmond Rebels will be playing at home against the Saluda Tigers at 7:00 p.m.

Strom Thurmond unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to Batesburg-Leesville. Strom Thurmond was red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the four contests prior) but Batesburg-Leesville's defense proved too tough.

Meanwhile, Saluda can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Abbeville a 5-0 shutout. Give Saluda's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

They hit Abbeville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ricardo Santiago (2), Luis Leyva, Boris Garcia, and Bryan Sanchez.

Having lost for the first time this season, Strom Thurmond fell to 5-1. As for Saluda, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Strom Thurmond suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Saluda when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Will Strom Thurmond have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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