Soccer Preview: Tate vs. Pace
The Tate Aggies are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Pace Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 7.2 goals per game this season.
Tate is coming into the contest fresh off a high-scoring shootout with West Florida that saw the pair combine for 24 shots on goal. Tate put the hurt on West Florida with a sharp 7-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Aggies, who have now won three games by seven goals or more so far this season.
They hit West Florida with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ella Frank (4),
Bristol Guy (2), and
Gianna Smart.
Meanwhile, Pace fell victim to Niceville and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 4-0 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Eagles are ranked 124th).
The victory made it two in a row for Tate and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Pace, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Tate was able to grind out a solid win over Pace in their previous meeting back in November, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tate 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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