The West Ashley Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Ashley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.
West Ashley's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Summerville with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory continues a trend for West Ashley in their matchups with Summerville: they've now won seven in a row.
West Ashley's offense was hitting Summerville from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Sophia Trio led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Ashley Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime contest against James Island on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Ashley Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while James Island are ranked 13th).
West Ashley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four games. As for Ashley Ridge, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-4.
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