Philip Simmons waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Battery Creek Dolphins a 2-0 shutout. Given Philip Simmons' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Battery Creek is ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Philip Simmons was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ryan Ellmers and
Miquel Alomar, who scored both of Philip Simmons' goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Battery Creek, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Philip Simmons beat Battery Creek by a score of 6-0.
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