The Gulf Coast Sharks will square off against the Mariner Tritons at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Gulf Coast's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Palmetto Ridge out 1-0. That's two games straight that the Sharks have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Mariner put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Ida Baker 2-1. That's two games straight that the Tritons have won by just one goal.
Justin Medero and
Thomas Castano-Rayo scored both of Mariner's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
The win made it two in a row for Gulf Coast and bumps their season record up to 3-1-1. As for Mariner, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Gulf Coast was able to grind out a solid win over Mariner in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, winning 3-1. Will Gulf Coast repeat their success, or does Mariner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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