Battery Creek hasn't had much luck against Oceanside Collegiate Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dolphins will welcome the Landsharks at 6:00 p.m.
Battery Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Dixie on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Hornets. While losing is never fun, Battery Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Dixie are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Oceanside Collegiate Academy kept a clean sheet against North Charleston on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 11-0 victory. Considering Oceanside Collegiate Academy have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting North Charleston from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Hailey Piesner led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those ten games. As for Battery Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Battery Creek might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Oceanside Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Dolphins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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