May River has won seven straight games at home, while Parkview has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Sharks will welcome the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
May River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Bishop England, who was ranked fifth at the time (May River was ranked tenth). While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Sharks who were credited with the victory on Friday. May River got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Bishop England's two.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Parkview and Norcross had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Panthers fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Parkview fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Norcross since on Thursday.
May River is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 53 goals over those ten games. As for Parkview, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
May River skirted past Parkview 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Sharks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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