St. Thomas More and Charleston pushed the score to 7-1 the last time they played Charleston, but on Thursday defenses reigned supreme. The Sabers had just enough and edged out the Trojans 1-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Will Grissom was handed one for St. Thomas More, while Charleston got theirs courtesy of Fabio Ferrari.
St. Thomas More's one-goal win came courtesy of Alex Mbungu, which was the first he's scored this season.
St. Thomas More has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Charleston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
St. Thomas More wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 1-0 loss against Effingham on the 30th. As for Charleston, they have also already played their next game, a 5-1 defeat against Newton on the 30th.
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