Soccer Preview: Mainland vs. Atlantic
The Mainland Buccaneers will face off against the Atlantic Sharks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mainland is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pine Ridge last Thursday. Mainland fell just short of Pine Ridge by a score of 2-1. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their goal came courtesy of
Hannah Tucker, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Atlantic was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Pine Ridge.
Mainland's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Atlantic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Mainland's way against Atlantic in their previous matchup on November 13th, as Mainland made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mainland since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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