The Mourning Sharks will face off against the Somerset Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mourning is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Mourning is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Stranahan 4-1. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Mighty Dragons are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mourning hit Stranahan with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Matthew Koziol (2), Rene Deltoro, and Manuel Ricci.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy hadn't done well against American Heritage recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Somerset Academy had just enough and edged American Heritage out 2-1.
Something new happened on Friday as Derek Vail saw his first action of the season, playing 40 minutes against American Heritage. Vail made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Mourning is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those ten matches. As for Somerset Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-5-2.
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