Duncan, Eagles prepared for deep run
LowcoSports.com
As the Class 3A soccer playoffs kicked off Tuesday, at least one set of metrics considered Beaufort High’s girls the favorites to win it all.
The Eagles held the No. 1 spot in MaxPreps’ computerized rankings, and a meeting with another of the top teams looms in Round 3 — but Beaufort has work to do before worrying about Waccamaw, opening at home Tuesday against Georgetown with a visit from Gilbert or Darlington queued up for Thursday’s second round.
Beaufort leans on sensational junior Selena Duncan, who has racked up team-highs for goals (31) and assists (8) already this season, including six hat tricks.
Bucs get tough draw
Bridges Prep’s girls won nine of their last 10 regular-season games and earned a home game in the first round of the Class 2A/1A playoffs and were set to host Hampton County on Tuesday, but the draw is brutal beyond the first round.
The winner will travel to top-ranked Oceanside Collegiate in round 2.
Eagles, Mighty Lions on crash course
Whatever happens when the girls from Beaufort Academy and Holy Trinity square off in their regular-season finale Thursday, both know from experience it isn’t likely to be their last meeting this year.
Although the SCISA playoff brackets won’t be released until later this week, assuming they’re placed on opposite sides of the bracket, a rematch of last year’s state championship game is highly likely — the undefeated Mighty Lions hold the top spot in the MaxPreps rankings with the defending champion Eagles in second.
