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After following up a red-hot start with a three-game scoreless streak, Battery Creek’s girls soccer team got back on track with a pair of wins last week, including an overtime victory at Hanahan to split the season series with the Hawks.
The Dolphins were blanked twice by rival Beaufort High and suffered a 1-0 defeat at home against the Hawks on Tuesday, but they bounced back with a 3-0 win at Jenkins in Savannah on Wednesday and won 3-2 in overtime at Hanahan on Friday.
Sophia Felix scored a pair of goals and Yasmin Velasquez-Alvarado added one with Josie Fent providing all three assists to give the Dolphins (10-3-1, 1-3) their first Region 8-3A victory.
Creek’s boys (6-6, 2-4) lost 5-0 and 4-1 to the Hawks. Both Battery Creek teams face Philip Simmons on April 18 and April 21 to wrap up region play.
SOCCER ROUNDUP
GIRLS SOCCER
Porter-Gaud 2, Beaufort 1
The Eagles found the net first on a Selena Duncan penalty kick in the 55th minute, but the Cyclones evened the score shortly thereafter and added the game-winner with 15 minutes left. Porter Gaud put heavy pressure on the Eagles defense all night but struggled to find the back of the net with star Eagles keeper Quinn Wilson stopping 20 of 22 shots on frame.
HH Prep 3, John Paul II 2
Emma Sauls and Ayla Reynolds each scored on assists from Hollis Melnick, but the Golden Warriors couldn’t stop HHP eighth-grader Ashley Brothers, who scored a hat trick to hand JPII (5-1-2) its first loss.
Beaufort Academy 5, Bridges Prep 0
Beaufort Academy 6, Patrick Henry 2
BA (7-2-2, 3-1); PHA (5-5, 2-3)
BOYS SOCCER
Beaufort Academy 3, HH Prep 2
Andrew Butterfield scored twice and Gavin Midyette added a goal to help the Eagles escape with a hard-fought win in Sea Pines.
Beaufort Academy 5, Patrick Henry 1
Andrew Butterfield scored a brace, and Evan Rankin, Nick Cooper and Timmy Horgan each added a goal for the Eagles (9-3-2), who are 6-0-1 in their last seven matches.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 10, Whale Branch 2
Hanahan 4, Battery Creek 1
Bridges Prep 1, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 1
