The Daniel Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Berea Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Daniel challenged Seneca on Tuesday. The Lions came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 3-1. Given Daniel's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Seneca are ranked 108th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berea). Everything went their way against Pickens on Tuesday as they made off with a 7-4 victory. The win continues a trend for Berea in their matchups with Pickens: they've now won six in a row.
Berea's offense was hitting Pickens from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Kristofher Ortis led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Daniel is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those ten games. As for Berea, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5-1.
Daniel was able to grind out a solid victory over Berea in their previous matchup back in March, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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