Myrtle Beach has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bluffton Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in South Carolina (Myrtle Beach is ranked 35th, while Bluffton is ranked 20th).
Myrtle Beach had been on a six-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Socastee put an end to it two weeks ago. Myrtle Beach took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Socastee. Considering the last time Myrtle Beach couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Myrtle Beach was without their leading scorer, Jaheim Watson, in Friday's match. With Watson sitting this one out, Ricky Escobar got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 36.7).
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Bluffton rose to the challenge on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Demons a 2-0 shutout. Two seems to be a good number for Bluffton as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Federico Guerra and
Michael Chirinos scored both of Bluffton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Myrtle Beach's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5. As for Bluffton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
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