Swansea has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Brookland-Cayce Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Swansea beats Brookland-Cayce with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Swansea had just enough and edged Midland Valley out 2-1.
Swansea was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Darlin Padillo-Cabalero and
Brooke Livingston, who scored both of Swansea's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Brookland-Cayce put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Richland Northeast with a sharp 8-1 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-0.
Swansea pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Brookland-Cayce, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-7-2.
Swansea was able to grind out a solid victory over Brookland-Cayce when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swansea 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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