Soccer Preview: West Shore vs. Merritt Island
The West Shore Wildcats will head out to face off against the Merritt Island Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Shore is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
West Shore's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Space Coast by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Vipers with a sharp 4-1 victory.
Merritt Island hit Space Coast with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Wade Bishop,
Kona Vega,
Kahe Vega, and
Gama Jimenez.
West Shore's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Merritt Island, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
West Shore took their win against Merritt Island in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Shore since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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