North Augusta has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Airport Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Augusta will be strutting in after a win while Airport will be coming in after a loss.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but North Augusta ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past Aiken 3-2. Given North Augusta's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Aiken is ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Airport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. Their rough 6-0 loss to South Aiken might stick with them for a while.
North Augusta's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three contests. Airport's season is starting to look like last year's as the team currently sits at a 1-6 record this season.
Everything went North Augusta's way against Airport when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as North Augusta made off with a 6-0 victory. Does North Augusta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Airport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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