The Gulliver Prep Raiders will challenge the Keys Gate Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Gulliver Prep is headed into the matchup having not lost since December 19 and will look to keep things rolling. They skirted past Florida Christian 2-1. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Patriots are ranked 192nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justin Merner and Jacob Lombard scored both of Gulliver Prep's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Keys Gate walked away with it. They had just enough and edged the Cougars out 3-2 on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won three contests in a row.
Keys Gate has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five matchups. As for Gulliver Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-2.
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