Soccer Preview: Hillcrest vs. J.L. Mann
Hillcrest is 0-8 against J.L. Mann since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hillcrest Rams will head out on the road to face off against the J.L. Mann Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hillcrest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Mauldin, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Hillcrest was ranked 11th). Hillcrest's defense stepped up to hand Mauldin a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but Hillcrest sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
They hit Mauldin with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reed Craft,
Thomas Pineros,
Nick Sialmas, and
Anthony Grudko.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for J.L. Mann, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Daniel 4-1. The high-scoring effort was just what J.L. Mann needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Hillcrest's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. As for J.L. Mann, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
Hillcrest might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from J.L. Mann in their previous matchup on April 5th. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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