The Eastside Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the James F. Byrnes Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand Wade Hampton a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Eastside were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Asher Wilson, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Spartanburg kept up with James F. Byrnes until halftime on Monday, but afterwards: not so much. The Rebels were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Vikings. The win was familiar territory for James F. Byrnes, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Eastside is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those 11 contests. As for James F. Byrnes, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Everything went Eastside's way against James F. Byrnes in their previous meeting back in March, as Eastside made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad 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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