The Clearwater Tornadoes will head out to take on the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clearwater has four straight wins, Clearwater Central Catholic has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Clearwater's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Largo out 1-0. Give the Tornadoes' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Juventino Nopal-Pena, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Clearwater Central Catholic was not quite Pinellas Park's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1.
Clearwater pushed their record up to 6-3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three games. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11-1.
Clearwater beat Clearwater Central Catholic by a goal when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clearwater 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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