The Lugoff-Elgin Demons will head out on the road to challenge the Spring Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lugoff-Elgin has given up an average of 3.2 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lugoff-Elgin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Blythewood last Friday. They came up short against the Bengals, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Lugoff-Elgin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Blythewood are ranked third).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Spring Valley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Ridge View last Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Blazers an 8-0 shutout. Marie Conroy was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Spring Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those eight games. As for Lugoff-Elgin, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-7.
Lugoff-Elgin couldn't quite get it done against Spring Valley in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 2-0. Can the Demons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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