The James Island Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Stall Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
James Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Ashley Ridge, who was ranked fourth at the time (James Island was ranked 13th). While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Swamp Foxes who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. Ashley Ridge got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to James Island's three. James Island have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Stall is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Fort Dorchester on Tuesday. They lost 4-1 to the Patriots.
Stall's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for James Island, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.
James Island beat Stall 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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