The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will take on the Augusta Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Porter-Gaud knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Augusta Christian likes a good challenge.
Porter-Gaud is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Pinewood Prep, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Porter-Gaud was ranked fourth). The Cyclones' defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Porter-Gaud have won 19 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Zoe Molten and Zacora Ascue scored all four of Porter-Gaud's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 56 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Augusta Christian was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ben Lippen. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Augusta Christian couldn't quite close it out.
Porter-Gaud pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Augusta Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Everything went Porter-Gaud's way against Augusta Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Porter-Gaud made off with a 7-0 victory. Do the Cyclones have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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