Soccer Game Preview: Avant Garde Academy vs. Boca Raton Christian

The Avant Garde Academy Sharks are taking a road trip to square off against the Boca Raton Christian Blazers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Avant Garde Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Hialeah Educational Academy on Monday. They lost 4-0 to the Biggie. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Biggie are ranked 156th).

Meanwhile, Boca Raton Christian and Sports Leadership & Management combined for 13 shots on goal on Thursday, which explains the impressive 11 total goals scored. Boca Raton Christian came up short against Sports Leadership & Management, falling 7-4. The Blazers have struggled against the Giants recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Boca Raton Christian hit Sports Leadership & Management with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gianluca Ramos (2), Daniel Villalobos, and Matthew German.

Boca Raton Christian's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1-3. As for Avant Garde Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6-1.

Avant Garde Academy might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Boca Raton Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Can Avant Garde Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.