The Eastside Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Gaffney Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastside has three straight wins, Gaffney has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Eastside will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Riverside, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Eastside who was credited with the victory on Saturday. Eastside got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Riverside's two. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Mateo Escobar and Daniel Escobar scored both of Eastside's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Spartanburg who was credited with the win on Thursday. Spartanburg got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Gaffney's four.
Gaffney's loss dropped their record down to 1-3-1. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Eastside beat Gaffney 3-1 in their previous meeting back in February of 2018. Will Eastside repeat their success, or does Gaffney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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