Socastee's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Carolina Forest on Friday. The Socastee Braves' defense stepped up to hand the Myrtle Beach Seahawks a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Socastee was the better team in the second half.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Carlos Rodriguez and
Brian Vargas, who scored both of Socastee's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
Myrtle Beach was without their leading scorer, Jaheim Watson, in Friday's game. With Watson sitting this one out, Ricky Escobar got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 36.7).
Socastee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Myrtle Beach, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Socastee will head out on the road to challenge West Florence at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Florence has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 15 goals over their last three matchups. Myrtle Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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