Soccer Preview: Beachside vs. Englewood
The Beachside Barracudas are taking a road trip to face off against the Englewood Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Beachside has four straight wins, Englewood has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Englewood heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Beachside took over last week. Beachside blew past Lincoln 4-1 last Saturday. The Barracudas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Lincoln with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bella Duenas,
Abbi Cooper,
Ava Spinner, and
Peyton Thomas.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Englewood's offense. They came up short against Paxon School For Advanced Studies on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Beachside's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four contests. As for Englewood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Beachside took their win against Englewood in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beachside since the squad 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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