Soccer Game Preview: Spruce Creek vs. Palmetto

The Spruce Creek Hawks will square off against the Palmetto Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spruce Creek's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Spruce Creek is headed into the matchup having not lost since November 26 and will look to keep things rolling. They and University finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw last Friday.

Spruce Creek's goal came courtesy of Jax Cinicolo, who's now up to seven this season.

Meanwhile, Palmetto came up short against Tampa Prep last Thursday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Terrapins are ranked 42nd).

Spruce Creek's draw gives them a new season record of 10-2-4. As for Palmetto, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-2.

Everything went Spruce Creek's way against Palmetto in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, as Spruce Creek made off with a 4-0 win. Will Spruce Creek repeat their success, or does Palmetto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.