Soccer Preview: Barron Collier vs. Palmetto Ridge
The Barron Collier Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Palmetto Ridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Barron Collier's favor is that they have posted at least four goals every time they've taken the pitch this season.
On Tuesday, Barron Collier made easy work of Aubrey Rogers and carried off a 5-2 win. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goals.
They hit Aubrey Rogers with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emerson LaOrden (2),
Evan Freshwater,
Marc Schmidt, and
Alex Bulai-Tudor.
Meanwhile, Palmetto Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Naples. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly two goals.
Barron Collier's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those three matchups. As for Palmetto Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Barron Collier's way against Palmetto Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Barron Collier made off with a 3-0 win. Will Barron Collier repeat their success, or does Palmetto Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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