Soccer Preview: Gulf Coast vs. Naples
Gulf Coast and Naples are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2016, but likely not for long. The Gulf Coast Sharks are taking a road trip to challenge the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gulf Coast's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Gulf Coast will head out to face Naples after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Gulf Coast fell just short of Mariner by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Tritons are ranked 22nd).
Gulf Coast's goal came courtesy of
Allan Aguilar-Diaz, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Naples' game last Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Their defense stepped up to hand Lely a 1-0 shutout.
Naples' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Gulf Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Gulf Coast might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Naples in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Gulf Coast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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