Charlotte hasn't had much luck against Naples recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons will take on the Naples Golden Eagles in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Charlotte is headed into the game having not lost since November 4 and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Port Charlotte onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory last Thursday. The Fightin' Tarpons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Port Charlotte from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Naples entered their tilt with North Fort Myers last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Red Knights. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Red Knights are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Naples has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Charlotte, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Charlotte suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Naples when the teams last played back in January of 2018. Can Charlotte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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