Soccer Preview: Sturgis East vs. Rising Tide
Sturgis East has gone 7-1-1 against Rising Tide recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sturgis East Storm will look to defend their home pitch against Rising Tide at 4:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Sturgis East: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Rising Tide has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Sturgis East finally turned things around against Falmouth Academy on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mariners , sneaking past 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rising Tide). Their defense stepped up to hand Cape Cod Academy a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering Rising Tide has won three contests by more than six goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sturgis East's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Rising Tide, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
Everything went Sturgis East's way against Rising Tide when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as Sturgis East made off with a 4-0 victory. Does Sturgis East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rising Tide turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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