The Stratford Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Pinewood Prep Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Stratford is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in South Carolina (they are ranked 15th, while Pinewood Prep is ranked 62nd).
After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Stratford finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 5-1 walloping at the hands of James Island. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Stratford was already down 3-0.
Their goal came courtesy of
Jackson McNeil, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, Pinewood Prep scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Monday. They never let Charleston Collegiate onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded Pinewood Prep with their most commanding win of the season.
Stratford's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4-1. As for Pinewood Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3-2.
Stratford beat Pinewood Prep by a goal in their previous matchup back in February of 2015, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stratford 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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