Soccer Preview: Piper vs. Blanche Ely
The Piper Bengals will square off against the Blanche Ely Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Piper's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Piper came up short against Fort Lauderdale last Thursday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Flying L's are ranked 156th).
Piper's goal came courtesy of
Fritz Duclosy, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Blanche Ely put another one in the bag last Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Dillard a 5-0 shutout. That five goal margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Blanche Ely pushed their record up to 4-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three games. As for Piper, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
Piper came up short against Blanche Ely in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Piper avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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