The Varela Vipers will head out on the road to square off against the Sunset Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Varela is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Coral Gables on Thursday. They lost 5-1 to the Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Vipers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, Sunset was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Homestead, falling 4-1.
Varela has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Sunset, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Varela beat Sunset by a goal when the teams last played back in December of 2014, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Varela since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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