Soccer Recap: Mariner Picks Up Eighth Straight Win on the Road

Mariner's game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They rang in the new year with a 3-1 victory over the River Ridge Royal Knights. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Royal Knights are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mariner hit River Ridge with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Neil Zela, Alessandro Gonzalez, and Jeovani Castro.

Tritons

Previous Games (Away)

01/03/25 @ River Ridge	3-1
12/19/24 @ Riverdale	2-0
12/17/24 @ Fort Myers	1-0
12/09/24 @ LaBelle	4-1
12/02/24 @ Gateway	2-0
+ 3 more games

Mariner's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for River Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4-1.

Mariner will welcome Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mariner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season. As for River Ridge, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next contest, a 1-0 defeat against Lakeland Christian on the 4th.