Preview: Lower Richland vs. Gilbert
The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gilbert Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lower Richland is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Lower Richland fell victim to Brookland-Cayce and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Bearcats. While losing is never fun, Lower Richland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Brookland-Cayce is ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, Gilbert scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Denmark-Olar. Gerardo Vera was a massive factor in the win, as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Lower Richland's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Gilbert, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Lower Richland suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Gilbert in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lower Richland was down 6-0.
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