Aiken is 8-2 against Midland Valley since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Midland Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Aiken will be strutting in after a win while Midland Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Aiken took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past South Aiken 3-2.
Aiken was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Reid Raintree and
JT Lee, who scored all three of Aiken's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 21 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Midland Valley was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Augusta. While losing is never fun, Midland Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 166th, while North Augusta is ranked 20th).
The victory got Aiken back to even at 9-9. As for Midland Valley, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12.
Aiken took their win against Midland Valley when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aiken since the squad 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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