Soccer Game Preview: Celebration vs. Foundation Academy

The Celebration Storm are taking a road trip to square off against the Foundation Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Celebration is headed into the matchup having not lost since December 10 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Poinciana an 8-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Storm considering their one-goal performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Foundation Academy came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Raptors. It was an even better day for Camryn Clements as she scored three goals for her team.

Celebration has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven games. As for Foundation Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2-1.

Celebration took their win against Foundation Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Celebration since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.