Emerald is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Fountain Inn is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vikings will host the Fury at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Emerald's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Southside 22-0. The high-scoring effort was just what Emerald needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Fountain Inn got the win against Westside on Monday by a conclusive 8-0. Give Fountain Inn's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Westside from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Brianna Martinez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Fountain Inn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven matches. As for Emerald, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
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