Soccer Preview: King's Academy vs. Pine
The King's Academy Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Pine Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine is hoping to do what Seminole Ridge couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to King's Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. King's Academy never let Seminole Ridge onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Their offense was hitting Seminole Ridge from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Sophia Cueto led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine). Everything went their way against Jensen Beach on Tuesday as Pine made off with a 9-1 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
The victory for Pine keeps them at an undefeated 4-0-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for King's Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-0-1.
King's Academy took their victory against Pine when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy 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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