Blythewood is on a three-game streak of home losses, Spring Valley a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Blythewood Bengals will take on the Spring Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blythewood's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Rock Hill by a score of 2-0. Christian Foster had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Blythewood.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley has not done well against Nation Ford recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Spring Valley who was credited with the win. Spring Valley got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Nation Ford's three. The victory was all the more spectacular given Spring Valley's disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Nation Ford is ranked 17th).
Blythewood's win bumped their record up to 7-10-2. As for Spring Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9-2.
Blythewood was able to grind out a solid win over Spring Valley in their previous meeting back in March, winning 2-0. Will Blythewood repeat their success, or does Spring Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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