The Spartanburg Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the James F. Byrnes Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Spartanburg's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Spartanburg managed to keep up with Eastside until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Vikings came up short against the Eagles, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Spartanburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Eastside are ranked 18th).
Spartanburg's goal came courtesy of Luke Mullinax, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, while the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was James F. Byrnes who was credited with the victory on Friday. The Rebels got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Dorman's three. The win made it back-to-back victories for James F. Byrnes.
The win got James F. Byrnes back to even at 6-6-1. As for Spartanburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Spartanburg beat James F. Byrnes 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad 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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