Soccer Game Preview: Somerset Academy South Homestead vs. Marathon

The Somerset Academy South Homestead Hurricanes will challenge the Marathon Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Somerset Academy South Homestead is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against True North Classical Academy on Thursday. They came up short against the Titans, falling 7-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Hurricanes haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.

Meanwhile, Marathon lost 5-1 to Coral Shores on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 178th).

This is the second loss in a row for Marathon and nudges their season record down to 4-10-1. As for Somerset Academy South Homestead, they dropped their record down to 10-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Everything went Somerset Academy South Homestead's way against Marathon when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Somerset Academy South Homestead made off with a 5-2 win. In that contest, Somerset Academy South Homestead amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.