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If Beaufort High’s boys soccer team is going to duplicate its magical run to the Class 3A state finals last season, this time the Eagles will have to do it on the road.
They checked off the first stop on the journey Monday night with a 2-0 win at Aynor in the first round, controlling possession throughout before scoring a pair of late goals and locking down on defense to earn a trip to top-seeded Camden on Wednesday.
If Beaufort can survive another road trip in Round 2, the Eagles will face either Swansea or region rival Hanahan on Friday with a trip to the Lower State title game on the line.
Warriors earn first playoff win
The Whale Branch boys earned the first playoff win in the program’s history Monday with a 6-1 home win over Bethune-Bowman in the first round of the Class 1A bracket, and their reward is a rematch with another region rival.
The Warriors travel to No. 3 seed Bridges Prep in the second round Wednesday, and they’ll have an uphill climb. The Bucs won the two regular-season meetings by a 24-1 aggregate score and have won five straight matches since their lone defeat of the season.
BA boys hitting stride
Beaufort Academy’s boys have won four of their last five matches after a 2-1 overtime win over Patrick Henry on Monday. Brayden Savage and Grady Lamm scored goals for the Eagles, who had needed a shootout to take down the Patriots after playing to a scoreless draw last week.
BA had one more regular-season game scheduled Tuesday against St. John’s Christian Academy and then awaits the release of the SCISA playoff brackets.
