Soccer Preview: Tate vs. Escambia
Tate is 8-1-1 against Escambia since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tate Aggies will look to defend their home pitch against the Escambia Gators at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tate will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Crestview on Thursday. Tate blew past Crestview 7-1. That six goal margin sets a new team best for the Aggies this season.
Their offense was hitting Crestview from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Ian Stinnett led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Escambia brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Pensacola on Wednesday. The score was close at the half, but the Gators pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Tate's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Escambia, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3-1.
Everything went Tate's way against Escambia in their previous meeting back in January, as Tate made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Tate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Escambia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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