The Whale Branch Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Branchville Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to six goals the game before, Whale Branch were a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-1 walloping at the hands of Bridges Prep. While losing is never fun, Whale Branch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Bridges Prep is ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Branchville came into Wednesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Bethune-Bowman on Wednesday. The victory was just what Branchville needed coming off of a 5-0 loss in their prior game.
Whale Branch now has a losing record at 3-4-1. As for Branchville, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 1-4.
Whale Branch skirted past Branchville 4-3 when the teams last played on March 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whale Branch since the team 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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