Soccer Preview: West Shore vs. Titusville
The West Shore Wildcats will take on the Titusville Terriers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, West Shore came up short against Melbourne and fell 5-3. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Athan Zaiden and
Diego Prieto scored all three of West Shore's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Titusville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Panthers.
Titusville was without their leading scorer, Joseph Captain, in Thursday's matchup. With Captain sidelined, Titusville had to make some changes to the lineup. Giuseppe Olivo played for 80 minutes having averaged 47.1 this season and Zack Van Lue got 80 vs. an average of 46.7.
Titusville pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three matches. As for West Shore, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went West Shore's way against Titusville in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, as West Shore made off with a 7-0 victory. Does West Shore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Titusville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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