Soccer Preview: Tate vs. Escambia
Tate is 9-1 against Escambia since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tate Aggies will host the Escambia Gators at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Escambia heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Tate took over last week. Tate walked away with a 3-1 win over Pace on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Aggies.
They hit Pace with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ella Frank,
Gianna Smart, and
Raelyn Phelps.
Meanwhile, Escambia hadn't done well against Booker T. Washington recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Escambia's defense stepped up to hand Booker T. Washington a 1-0 shutout.
Escambia's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Tate, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Tate beat Escambia 3-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Tate repeat their success, or does Escambia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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