After three games on the road, South Point is heading back home. They will welcome the Portsmouth Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Point is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
South Point came up short against East Carter on Thursday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Pointers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 247th in Ohio, while the Raiders are ranked 89th in Kentucky).
South Point's goal came courtesy of
Jimmy Estrada, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Portsmouth). They blew past Piketon 11-1 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three games by three goals or more so far this season.
South Point's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Portsmouth, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4-1.
South Point took their win against Portsmouth in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 9-2. Does South Point have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portsmouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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