Olympic Heights and Wellington are an even 2-2-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Olympic Heights Lions will head out to challenge the Wellington Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Wellington better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Olympic Heights really get things going. Olympic Heights' defense stepped up to hand Palm Beach Central a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Palm Beach Central with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kauan Ferraz,
Caua Santos,
Enzo Kunz, and
Cristian Romero.
Meanwhile, Wellington was able to grind out a solid victory over Forest Hill on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Falcons are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wellington's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matchups. As for Olympic Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Olympic Heights skirted past Wellington 2-1 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympic Heights since the squad 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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