Soccer Game Preview: Port St. Lucie vs. Central

The Port St. Lucie Jaguars will face off against the Central Cobras at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Port St. Lucie has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with nine straight losses, while Central will come in with seven straight victories.

It was a proper cat-fight when Port St. Lucie duked it out withMartin County on Tuesday. Port St. Lucie lost 5-0 to Martin County. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Tigers are ranked 98th).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central). They never let Somerset College Prep Academy onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Cobras, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.

Central pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three matchups. As for Port St. Lucie, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Port St. Lucie suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Port St. Lucie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.