Irmo hasn't had much luck against River Bluff recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Irmo Yellow Jackets will host the River Bluff Gators at 7:00 p.m.
Irmo is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lexington on Friday. Irmo came up short against Lexington, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, River Bluff made easy work of White Knoll on Friday and carried off an 8-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting White Knoll from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Jack Traub led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
River Bluff is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four matchups. This is the second loss in a row for Irmo and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Irmo suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to River Bluff when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Will Irmo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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