Island Coast hasn't had much luck against Ida Baker recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Island Coast Gators are taking a road trip to challenge the Ida Baker Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Island Coast is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They fell just short of Dunbar by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. Even if the Gators couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
They hit Dunbar with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sydney Rust (2), Teresa Hernandez-Ortiz, and Brittany Perez-Mendoza.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Ida Baker was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They lost 9-1 to North Fort Myers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Red Knights are ranked 28th).
Ida Baker has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season. As for Island Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1.
Island Coast suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Ida Baker in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Island Coast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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