The Powdersville Patriots will challenge the Swansea Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Powdersville's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Swansea's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Powdersville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Christ Church Episcopal 1-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Powdersville's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Christ Church Episcopal are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Swansea). They put the hurt on Edisto with a sharp 8-1 win on Tuesday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Swansea's offense was hitting Edisto from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Jose Labastida Hernandez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Swansea's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Powdersville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
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