Soccer Preview: Gulf vs. Zephyrhills
The Gulf Buccaneers will challenge the Zephyrhills Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gulf lost 4-1 to Hudson two weeks ago.
Arthur Dirialdi, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Gulf squad sat out for Wednesday's contest. With Dirialdi sidelined, Juan Tzoc-Aju got his first action of the season. Tzoc-Aju made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Zephyrhills was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They came up short against Hudson, falling 8-0. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cobras recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Zephyrhills' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Gulf, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Everything went Gulf's way against Zephyrhills in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Gulf made off with a 5-2 win. Does Gulf have another victory up their sleeve, or will Zephyrhills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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