Soccer Game Preview: Gateway vs. Harmony

The Gateway Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Harmony Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Harmony is hoping to do what Liberty couldn't on Monday: put an end to Gateway's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Gateway's defense stepped up to hand Liberty an 8-0 shutout. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Chargers are ranked 589th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gateway's offense was hitting Liberty from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Gabriel Vasquez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, Harmony's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against St. Cloud as Harmony made off with a 3-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Longhorns have won by exactly three goals.

Gateway pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those five matches. As for Harmony, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.

Everything went Gateway's way against Harmony in their previous matchup last Friday, as Gateway made off with a 3-0 win. Does Gateway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harmony turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.