South Aiken had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but South Aiken was the better team in the second half.
Madee Whittle was the driving force of South Aiken's attack as she scored both of South Aiken's goals. With that big game she's now up to four goals this season.
South Aiken's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5-2. As for Aiken, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
South Aiken will head out on the road to challenge Providence at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Aiken is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season. As for Aiken, they will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Midland Valley at 7:00 p.m. Aiken has given up an average of 5.3 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
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