Soccer Game Preview: St. Cloud vs. Tohopekaliga

The St. Cloud Bulldogs will take on the Tohopekaliga Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Cloud's offense. They came up short against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on Tuesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Tigers are ranked 70th).

Meanwhile, Tohopekaliga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Innovation.

Natalie Ocampo wasn't going to let Innovation walk away unscathed as she scored both of Tohopekaliga's goals, bringing her season total up to ten goals.

St. Cloud has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Tohopekaliga, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.