A few weeks ago we talked about South Georgia Tormenta FC and how the team was close, but still had not gotten over the hump of getting that first win — or even scoring its first goal. Not to brag, but I predicted that once the first had been accomplished, things would take off. And I was right.
After starting the season with a tie followed by three straight home losses, Tormenta has won four in a row and has climbed to fifth place in the division standings. Hopefully this doesn’t jinx anything, but all four games have been shutout wins. Tormenta has ridden great defense and stellar goalkeeping by Anton Widen and Alex Guerra while outscoring its opponents 7-0 during the streak.
This weekend, Tormenta hits the road for rematches with the two teams from West Virginia they defeated at home last week. The team will wrap up its home schedule next week with games against the Tri-Cities Otters (Thursday, July 7) and the first place Charlotte Eagles (Saturday, July 9). The regular season will finish up with two road games the following week.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out Statesboro’s soccer team—I highly recommend making it to one or both of these games.