Escambia hasn't had much luck against West Florida recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Escambia Gators will be home for the holidays to greet the West Florida Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Escambia will be strutting in after a win while West Florida will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Escambia turned things around against Pensacola on Friday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1. Angel Saucedo-Galvan had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Gators.
Meanwhile, West Florida didn't have quite enough to beat Tate on Thursday and fell 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Jaguars came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Aggies are ranked 127th).
Having lost for the first time this season, West Florida fell to 9-1-2. As for Escambia, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7-1.
Escambia came out on top in a nail-biter against West Florida in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Escambia repeat their success, or does West Florida have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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