Strom Thurmond has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Strom Thurmond is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 6 goals per game this season.
Strom Thurmond has not done well against Saluda recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Strom Thurmond blew past Saluda 4-1. Strom Thurmond had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Helder Hernandez and
Hayden Horton, who scored all four of Strom Thurmond's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 25 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Ridge Spring-Monetta were a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They suffered a rough 5-1 defeat at the hands of Fox Creek. Ridge Spring-Monetta has not had much luck with Fox Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Strom Thurmond's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything went Strom Thurmond's way against Ridge Spring-Monetta in their previous matchup on March 5th as Strom Thurmond made off with a 6-2 win. In that contest, Strom Thurmond amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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