Soccer Preview: Tate vs. West Florida
Tate has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Monday. They will venture away from home to challenge the West Florida Jaguars at 7:15 p.m. Tate knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully West Florida likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, Tate beat Pace 5-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Florida). They never let Milton onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Saturday. The Jaguars' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Their offense was hitting Milton from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Tyrin Joiner led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
West Florida pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matches. As for Tate, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Tate's way against West Florida when the teams last played back in January, as Tate made off with a 7-4 victory. Will Tate repeat their success, or does West Florida have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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