Hilton Head Island had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs a 2-0 shutout. Given Hilton Head Island's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 33rd in South Carolina, while Kennesaw Mountain is ranked 142nd in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Katie Russo was the driving force of Hilton Head Island's attack as she scored both of Hilton Head Island's goals. With that big game she's now up to 15 goals this season.
Hilton Head Island has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Kennesaw Mountain, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8-1.
Hilton Head Island will head out on the road to take on May River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hilton Head Island is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season. As for Kennesaw Mountain, they will challenge Parkview at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
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