Soccer Recap: Royal Palm Beach Takes a Loss

Royal Palm Beach's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 2-0 to the Seminole Ridge Hawks. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Hawks are ranked 387th).

Royal Palm Beach was without their leading scorer, Danni Rodriguez, in Friday's contest. With Rodriguez sitting this one out, Rafael Rabadan got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 39.4).

Royal Palm Beach's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1-1 and their overall record down to 14-3-4. As for Seminole Ridge, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 6-8-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Royal Palm Beach will head out to take on Wellington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wellington will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Royal Palm Beach surely won't give up without a fight. As for Seminole Ridge, they will venture away from home to square off against Palm Beach Gardens at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Seminole Ridge is facing Palm Beach Gardens at the right time seeing as Palm Beach Gardens is stuck on a four-game losing streak.