Soccer Game Preview: Socastee vs. Carolina Forest

Socastee is 2-8 against Carolina Forest since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Braves are taking a road trip to square off against the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Socastee's last five games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Tuesday, Socastee didn't have quite enough to beat St. James and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Socastee have lost by just one goal.

Their goal came courtesy of Shrinil Patel, which was the first he's scored this season.

Meanwhile, Carolina Forest unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Conway by a score of 2-1.

Carolina Forest's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Socastee, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Socastee came out on top in a nail-biter against Carolina Forest in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.