Only needing a single point in the final two games of the season to clinch the South Atlantic division, the Myrtle Beach Mutiny decided to take home all the marbles with a 3–1 win over Tobacco Road FC on Wednesday night in Little River, SC.

Unlike their last matchup, which saw the Mutiny score four goals in the second half en route to a 4–1 win in Durham, Myrtle Beach scored first thanks to a 10th minute wonder goal from Romario Piggott.

Piggott brought down an incredible ball from Yaw Amankwa just outside the center of the box and fired an absolute peach of a ball into the top left corner.

The Mutiny doubled their lead not 10 minutes later when Jon Ander found the back of the net for the eighth time this season. Ander dribbled through several Tobacco Road defenders before going near post and letting everyone know the Mutiny were here to clinch the title.

Tobacco Road FC made the Mutiny work for the win though: For a majority of the second half, they were the better side, getting a goal back just past the hour mark. A beautiful free kick strike from Los Toros forced the Mutiny into somewhat of a panic mode as the Durham side began to create more attacking chances for the next twenty minutes.

As the game began to near its conclusion, things began to get chippy between the two sides, and with less than 10 minutes to go in the second half, Tobacco Road saw their club get reduced to 10 men after as straight red card was handed out.

Tobacco Road fought for a few more minutes, nearly getting an equalizer on the brink of stoppage time. But the ensuing counter attack would seal the division for Myrtle Beach.

Brahan Gamarra took the ball from deep inside his own club’s half and played a beautifully chipped through ball to Romario Piggott. Piggott then pulled a wonderful skill move around the goalkeeper and found Darius Strambler, who easily tapped the ball into the back of the net for a late 3–1 lead that would hold until the final whistle.

In only their second year, the Mutiny made their voices heard across the South Atlantic. With two division titles already to their name, there are certainly more division title crowns in the future.

However, the Mutiny will want more than just South Atlantic division titles. After a swift exit in last year’s PDL Playoffs, the Mutiny will want to play more than one game in the postseason and do what the Charlotte Eagles, a team that Myrtle Beach beat twice last season, did. That Eagles team went on to be crowned 2017 National Champions.

There is no doubt that the Mutiny have the offensive weapons to make it happen. With 13 different goalscorers on the year, Myrtle Beach has one of the deepest lineups in the PDL. They have scored 39 goals this season — only New York Red Bulls U23 (41) and Colorado Rapids U23 (40) have more. Myrtle Beach also has a goal differential of +21, tied for fifth in the entire PDL.

If the Mutiny take things one game at a time now with a year of postseason experience behind them, they are a good bet to make a deep run in the Eastern Conference.

Myrtle Beach takes on a very good, Southern Conference-leading South Georgia Tormenta FC in their season finale this Sunday at 7 p.m. Not only did Tormenta knock Myrtle Beach out of the US Open Cup in early May, they also handed the Mutiny a 3–0 loss on June 9. The Mutiny would like to take some revenge and continue their winning streak heading into the postseason.

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