The Pendleton Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pendleton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Palmetto on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, Pendleton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Palmetto are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Belton-Honea Path waltzed into their match on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Belton-Honea Path's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Pendleton has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Belton-Honea Path, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Pendleton might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Belton-Honea Path in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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