Myrtle Beach had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the West Florence Knights 5-2. The result was nothing new for Myrtle Beach, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit West Florence with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jaheim Watson (2),
Truman Benson,
Christian Ott, and
Diego Perez.
Myrtle Beach pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those five matchups. As for West Florence, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Myrtle Beach will challenge Hartsville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Myrtle Beach is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in South Carolina (they are ranked 35th, while Hartsville is ranked 100th). As for West Florence, they will head out on the road to square off against North Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Myrtle Beach's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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