The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets will square off against the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, Aiken came up short against Gray Collegiate Academy and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, Aiken can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Gray Collegiate Academy are ranked 14th).
Katie Slack and Resa Slack scored both of Aiken's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brookland-Cayce, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Augusta a 1-0 shutout on Monday.
Brookland-Cayce's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Aiken, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Aiken took their victory against Brookland-Cayce in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. Will Aiken repeat their success, or does Brookland-Cayce has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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