The Newberry Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Fort White Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newberry has five straight wins, Fort White has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Newberry's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Saint Francis Catholic. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Fort White managed to keep up with Hamilton County until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Fort White came up short against Hamilton County, falling 5-0. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by exactly five goals.
Newberry's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Fort White, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Newberry's way against Fort White in their previous matchup last Monday, as Newberry made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newberry since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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