Myrtle Beach came tearing into Thursday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hartsville Red Foxes 4-3. Given Myrtle Beach's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Hartsville is ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Myrtle Beach hit Hartsville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Christian Ott (2),
Andrew Neves, and
Diego Perez.
Myrtle Beach is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Hartsville, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Myrtle Beach will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Florence at 7:30 p.m. on April 9th. As for Hartsville, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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