The Sumter Gamecocks will venture away from home to challenge the Ridge View Blazers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sumter's offense. They fell 2-0 to Blythewood on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Sumter in their meetings with Blythewood: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Ridge View also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 6-0 to West Florence on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Ridge View can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 145th, while West Florence are ranked 16th).
Ridge View's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Sumter, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
Everything went Sumter's way against Ridge View in their previous meeting back in April of 2018, as Sumter made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sumter since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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