Soccer Game Preview: Aiken vs. Gray Collegiate Academy

The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will take on the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Aiken who was credited with the win on Thursday. Aiken got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Gilbert's one. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Fighting Green Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Indians are ranked 27th).

Aiken will be up against a hot Gray Collegiate Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. Gray Collegiate Academy's defense stepped up to hand North Augusta a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the War Eagles were the better team in the second half.

Gray Collegiate Academy pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Aiken, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

Aiken might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Will Aiken have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.