The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will head out on the road to challenge the Academic Magnet Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Academic Magnet will be up against a hot Porter-Gaud team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Cyclones' defense stepped up to hand First Baptist School a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Porter-Gaud's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Academic Magnet made sure to put some goals up on the board against Woodland on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Wolverines with a sharp 10-0 victory. Given Academic Magnet's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Woodland are ranked 146th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Porter-Gaud pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those nine games. As for Academic Magnet, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
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