The Stratford Knights will face off against the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Stratford comes in on seven and Fort Mill on four.
Stratford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Ashley Ridge, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Stratford was ranked 15th). Stratford had just enough and edged Ashley Ridge out 2-1.
Vinny Teixeira and
Rodney Miller scored both of Stratford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Mill had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Patriots onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for Fort Mill, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Stratford's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5-1. As for Fort Mill, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season.
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