Emerald entered their tilt with Newberry with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Newberry Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Emerald was the better team in the second half.
Emerald's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three matchups. As for Newberry, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Emerald will be playing at home against Woodruff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Newberry, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory vs. Pelion on the 10th.
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