The Father Lopez Green Wave and the Mainland Buccaneers will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Father Lopez is headed into Thursday's following a draw, the team's first since November 15. They and Crescent City finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Mainland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Cocoa Beach an easy 12-1 win. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Minutemen are ranked 108th).
Father Lopez's draw gives them a new season record of 1-4-3. As for Mainland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Father Lopez's way against Mainland in their previous meeting back in January, as Father Lopez made off with a 6-1 victory. Does Father Lopez have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mainland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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