The Evans Knights have not lost a match in the yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Effingham County 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Evans also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Carson Whitener and
Roger Portillo, who scored both of Evans' goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Evans' win bumped their record up to 4-0-1. As for Effingham County, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4-1.
Evans will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. Evans' last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Effingham County, they will head out on the road to challenge Glynn Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Effingham County's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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