Soccer Preview: Nova vs. Piper
Nova has gone 9-1 against Piper recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Nova Titans will be playing at home against the Piper Bengals at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Piper will have to contend with a Nova squad hungry for a victory, something the team hasn't seen since November 6. Nova took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Broward two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Piper after they claimed the first goal on Monday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Blanche Ely by a score of 2-1. The Bengals haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Piper's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Nova, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-4-1.
Nova took their win against Piper in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 4-1. In that matchup, Nova amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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