North Augusta won the last time they faced South Aiken, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The North Augusta Yellow Jackets narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the South Aiken Thoroughbreds 2-1. Given North Augusta's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while South Aiken is ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Augusta's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Gavin Rodriguez got a bit more time on the pitch (60 vs. his season average of 36). Rodriguez made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory made it two in a row for North Augusta and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for South Aiken, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3-1.
North Augusta will play host again on Friday to welcome Aiken, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for South Aiken, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Academy of Richmond County at 5:30 p.m. Academy of Richmond County's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so South Aiken's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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