The Fountain Inn Fury will head out on the road to take on the Southside Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Fountain Inn's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
While it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Fountain Inn was not quite Palmetto's equal in the second half last Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 4-1 walloping at the hands of the Mustangs.
Fountain Inn's goal came courtesy of
Lucas Ford, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Southside scored the most goals they've had all season to find success last Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Belton-Honea Path a 13-0 shutout. The win was just what Southside needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior game.
Southside's lineup was just a bit different last Thursday as Erik MARTINEZ got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 58). MARTINEZ made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and five assists. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Fountain Inn's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Southside, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Fountain Inn might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Southside in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Fountain Inn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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