The Blythewood Bengals will venture away from home to square off against the Spring Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Blythewood sitting on three straight wins and Spring Valley on five.
Blythewood's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Westwood. It was an even better day for Daulton Purcell as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley gave up the first goal last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Sumter 2-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Spring Valley's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Sumter are ranked 121st).
Spring Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Blythewood, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Blythewood beat Spring Valley 2-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bengals 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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