Soccer Preview: Coral Shores vs. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)
The Coral Shores Hurricanes will square off against the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went Coral Shores' way against Marathon as Coral Shores made off with a 6-3 victory. Colton Connolly was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three back in November. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) used a slightly different lineup for their bout with BridgePrep Village Green. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Jonathan Sanchez (80), Issac Asencio (80), and Alexandre Messias (80). The trio had averaged 57.3, 50.3, and 48 minutes respectively before Thursday's contest. Sanchez 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.
Coral Shores' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three games. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Coral Shores came up short against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) in their previous matchup back in January, falling 3-1. Will Coral Shores have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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