The Gilbert Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gilbert is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
After failing to score in their last game, Gilbert made sure to put some goals up on the board against Denmark-Olar on Thursday. They blew past the Vikings 9-1. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Gilbert's offense was hitting Denmark-Olar from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Gerardo Vera led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Lower Richland was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Brookland-Cayce. While losing is never fun, Lower Richland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Brookland-Cayce is ranked 94th).
Gilbert's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three contests. As for Lower Richland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Gilbert took their victory against Lower Richland in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-1. In that matchup, Gilbert amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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