Northeast hasn't had much luck against St. Petersburg recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northeast Vikings will take on the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northeast took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Boca Ciega onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Their offense was hitting Boca Ciega from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with an 8-0 victory. Given the Green Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Cougars are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Petersburg's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Northeast, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Northeast might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from St. Petersburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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