Soccer Game Preview: Coral Reef vs. Stoneman Douglas

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 4:10am

Preview: Coral Reef vs. Stoneman Douglas

The Coral Reef Barracudas will head out on the road to challenge the Stoneman Douglas Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Coral Reef will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Stoneman Douglas is ranked 18th).

With a playoff game on the line, Coral Reef rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats.

Coral Reef was led to victory by the tag-team duo of Samantha Ruiz and Rocio Diaz, who scored all three of Coral Reef's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 35 so far this season.

Meanwhile, Stoneman Douglas waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They put the hurt on Coral Glades with a sharp 7-0 win. Give Stoneman Douglas' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Coral Reef has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-2 record this season. As for Stoneman Douglas, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-2.

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