Soccer Game Preview: Santa Fe vs. Eastside

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Santa Fe is 8-2 against Eastside since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Santa Fe Raiders will take on the Eastside Rams at 7:00 p.m. Santa Fe's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Santa Fe fell victim to Episcopal School of Jacksonville and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Eagles are ranked 130th).

Meanwhile, Eastside kept a clean sheet against Saint Francis Catholic on Friday. They came out on top against Wolves by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.

Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Eastside, their win bumped their record up to 3-10-2.

Santa Fe skirted past Eastside 1-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.