The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will head out to take on the John Paul II Golden Warrriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Porter-Gaud comes in on five and John Paul II on three.
Porter-Gaud is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Pinewood Prep, who was ranked 13th at the time (Porter-Gaud was ranked third). Porter-Gaud never let Pinewood Prep get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Cyclones' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
They hit Pinewood Prep with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Zoe Molten, Sasha Stuart, and Gracie McCabe.
Meanwhile, John Paul II made easy work of Northwood Academy on Tuesday and carried off a 10-0 win. Fans of the Golden Warrriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goals.
Porter-Gaud pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for John Paul II, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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