The Manning Monarchs will face off against the Timberland Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manning's last five matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Manning will bounce into Friday's game after beating Lakewood, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Manning sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Lakewood on Friday. Even though the Monarchs got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Juan Coello was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Manning hit Lakewood with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Edward Morales (2), Josiah Caesar, and James Hunter.
Meanwhile, Timberland unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Academic Magnet, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Raptors are ranked third).
Manning's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. As for Timberland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
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