It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Innovation had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Gateway Panthers a 1-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Bulls: when they faced off against the Panthers back in November of 2024, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.
Innovation's one-goal win came courtesy of Julian Hernandez, who's now up to 14 this season.

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01/28/25 vs Gateway | 1-0 |
01/24/25 vs Auburndale | 6-1 |
The victory made it two in a row for Innovation and bumps their season record up to 11-5-4. As for Gateway, they moved to 16-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Innovation has already played their next matchup, a 4-0 defeat against River Ridge on the 4th. As for Gateway, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next game, a 5-0 win against Leesburg on the 4th.
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