The Greer Yellow Jackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Laurens Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Greer's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Laurens has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Greer is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Greer Middle College a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Greer considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Laurens' offense. Their tough 4-0 defeat to Wade Hampton on Monday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Laurens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Wade Hampton is ranked eighth).
Greer's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Laurens, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Greer beat Laurens 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Greer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laurens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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