Sumter hasn't had much luck against West Florence recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Gamecocks are taking a road trip to face off against the Knights at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Sumter headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Lakewood let them put that streak behind them. The Gamecocks' defense stepped up to hand the Gators a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. Sumter haven't had any issues with Lakewood recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, West Florence came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Seahawks 4-1. Considering West Florence have won 12 contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ellison Banner and Sarah Cashin scored all four of West Florence's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.
West Florence pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 56 goals over those nine games. As for Sumter, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
Sumter suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to West Florence when the teams last played back in March. Can the Gamecocks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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