The St. James Sharks have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Sumter Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. on March 12th. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, St. James was not quite West Ashley's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, St. James can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while West Ashley is ranked sixth).
St. James' goal came courtesy of
River Benjamin, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Sumter's offense. They suffered a tough 3-0 loss at the hands of Dutch Fork on Friday. Sumter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. James' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Sumter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
St. James came out on top in a nail-biter against Sumter when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does St. James have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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