Soccer Preview: Mainland vs. University
Mainland is 1-8-1 against University since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mainland Buccaneers will be playing at home against the University Titans at 5:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
On Friday, Mainland didn't have quite enough to beat Rockledge and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Raiders are ranked 178th).
Meanwhile, University managed to keep up with Flagler Palm Coast until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. University came up short against Flagler Palm Coast, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
University's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Mainland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Mainland took their victory against University in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 8-0. Will Mainland repeat their success, or does University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
