Saluda hasn't had much luck against Ninety Six recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tigers will head out to square off against the Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Saluda's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Pelion 8-0. The result was nothing new for Saluda, who have now won five matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ninety Six faced off against Batesburg-Leesville on Tuesday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Panthers 1-0. Give Ninety Six's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Eleri Cole, who's now up to six this season.
Ninety Six's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Saluda, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-3.
Saluda came out on top in a nail-biter against Ninety Six in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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