Soccer Preview: Braddock vs. Sunset
The Braddock Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Sunset Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
While Braddock didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-13-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Neither they nor South Dade could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Jean Carlos Rodriguez, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Sunset was not quite South Dade's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Buccaneers by a score of 2-1. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Braddock's draw makes their record 6-0-1 this season. As for Sunset, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Everything went Braddock's way against Sunset when the teams last played back in January, as Braddock made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Braddock since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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