The Sumter Gamecocks will head out to take on the Westwood Redhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Westwood heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Sumter took over last week. The Gamecocks won by a goal and slipped past Ridge View 3-2. Sumter haven't had any issues with Ridge View recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Westwood had to endure a 16-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ridge View two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1.
Westwood's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 2-18. As for Sumter, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Sumter was able to grind out a solid win over Westwood in their previous meeting on April 1st, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gamecocks 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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