The Palmetto Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Manatee Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Palmetto is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Parrish Community just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulls by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Tigers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Manatee didn't have quite enough to beat Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Cougars are ranked 119th).
Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Manatee, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
Everything went Palmetto's way against Manatee in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as Palmetto made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmetto since the team 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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