The Vanguard Knights will take on the Forest Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vanguard's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Dunnellon 9-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Vanguard's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Dunnellon are ranked 533rd).
Vanguard's offense was hitting Dunnellon from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Ashlyn Wan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Forest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Rattlers as they made off with an 8-1 win. The contest marked Forest's most dominant victory of the season.
Forest's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Vanguard, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Vanguard took their win against Forest in their previous matchup last Monday by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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