North Augusta is 10-0 against Aiken since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Augusta Yellow Jackets will be playing at home against the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, North Augusta narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past South Aiken 2-1. Given North Augusta's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while South Aiken is ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Augusta was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Blake Fuss and
Mason Schafer, who scored both of North Augusta's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Meanwhile, Aiken can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Richland Northeast a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back wins for Aiken.
North Augusta's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Aiken, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
North Augusta was able to grind out a solid victory over Aiken in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 3-1. Does North Augusta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aiken turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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