James F. Byrnes is 1-8 against Wade Hampton since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The James F. Byrnes Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Wade Hampton Generals at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, James F. Byrnes kept a clean sheet against Gaffney. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Indians. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for James F. Byrnes considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Their offense was hitting Gaffney from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Rex Shaver led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Wade Hampton came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles 3-0. Given Wade Hampton's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Eastside is ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James F. Byrnes pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those six games. As for Wade Hampton, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
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