Soccer Game Preview: Aubrey Rogers vs. Canterbury + Official Tickets

The Aubrey Rogers Patriots will take on the Canterbury Cougars in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Canterbury heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Aubrey Rogers took over last week. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Golden Gate 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given Aubrey Rogers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 217th, while Golden Gate are ranked 79th).

Carter Byrom and Pedro Coutinho scored both of Aubrey Rogers' goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.

Meanwhile, Canterbury put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand The Village School of Naples a 3-0 shutout. Canterbury might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.

Aubrey Rogers' victory bumped their record up to 6-7-2. As for Canterbury, their win bumped their record up to 9-0-2.