Soccer Game Preview: Boca Raton vs. Deerfield Beach

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Previous Games

11/13/23 - Away	3-0 W
12/20/19 - Home	1-0 W
12/11/18 - Away	3-1 W
12/13/17 - Home	2-1 W
11/16/16 - Home	1-1 T
+ 2 more games

Boca Raton has gone 6-0-1 against Deerfield Beach recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Boca Raton Bobcats will welcome the Deerfield Beach Bucks at 7:45 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.

Boca Raton is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Sports Leadership & Management an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Giants are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Boca Raton's offense was hitting Sports Leadership & Management from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Lucas Milanez Esteves led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Deerfield Beach brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They put the hurt on Nova with a sharp 4-1 win on Wednesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bucks' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Boca Raton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those eight contests. As for Deerfield Beach, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4-1.

Everything went Boca Raton's way against Deerfield Beach in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Boca Raton made off with a 3-0 win. Does Boca Raton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deerfield Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.