Soccer Preview: Mandarin vs. Sandalwood
Mandarin has gone 9-1 against Sandalwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mandarin Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Sandalwood Saints at 7:20 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mandarin took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Englewood a 9-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sandalwood). They blew past First Coast 9-0 on Thursday. Rachel Boucher was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
The victory got Sandalwood back to even at 1-1-2. As for Mandarin, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Mandarin was able to grind out a solid victory over Sandalwood in their previous meeting back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandarin since the team 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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