Soccer Preview: Homestead vs. Ferguson
Homestead is 0-8 against Ferguson since November of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Homestead Broncos will host the Ferguson Falcons at 3:30 p.m. Homestead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
If Ferguson heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Homestead took over last week. Homestead came out on top against South Miami by a score of 4-2 last Friday. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Cobras are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Damarys Espinoza scored all four of Homestead's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Ferguson narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Downtown Doral 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Homestead's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four matchups. As for Ferguson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Homestead might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Ferguson in their previous matchup back in December of 2018. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Homestead was down 4-0.
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