Soccer Game Preview: Hardeeville vs. Holy Innocents Episcopal

The Hardeeville Canes will face off against the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hardeeville is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.

Hardeeville proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Royal Live Oaks Academy.

Meanwhile, Holy Innocents Episcopal fell victim to Bluffton and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, Holy Innocents Episcopal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 262nd in Georgia, while Bluffton are ranked 34th in South Carolina).

Hardeeville's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four games. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they now have a losing record of 7-8.