Cardinal Newman has won three straight games at home, while Spring Valley has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Cardinals will welcome the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Cardinal Newman's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matchups.
Cardinal Newman's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Hammond 4-0. The win continues a trend for Cardinal Newman in their matchups with Hammond: they've now won nine in a row.
Cardinal Newman hit Hammond with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Quade Wilson, EJ Fleming, Dakota Venugopal, and Frankie Marion.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They beat Lugoff-Elgin by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Spring Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Lugoff-Elgin are ranked 139th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spring Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those eight matches. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Cardinal Newman beat Spring Valley by a goal in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, winning 3-2. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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