Soccer Preview: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. South Plantation
St. Thomas Aquinas is 8-0 against South Plantation since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will host the South Plantation Paladins at 8:00 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Flanagan with a sharp 7-0 victory. Give the Raiders' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Flanagan from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Sophie Barnes led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, South Plantation was able to grind out a solid win over Everglades last Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
St. Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four games. As for South Plantation, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.
Everything went St. Thomas Aquinas' way against South Plantation in their previous meeting back in February, as St. Thomas Aquinas made off with a 5-0 win. Will St. Thomas Aquinas repeat their success, or does South Plantation have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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