North Augusta had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given North Augusta's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Aiken is ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Augusta's one-goal win came courtesy of
Alan Rodriguez, which was the first he's scored this season.
North Augusta's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three matches. As for Aiken, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
North Augusta will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Irmo at 7:00 p.m. North Augusta and Irmo are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads. As for Aiken, they will head out on the road to face off against Johns Creek at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Johns Creek will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Aiken surely won't give up without a fight.
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