The Beachside Barracudas are taking a road trip to challenge the Tocoi Creek Toros at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday.
Beachside is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Mandarin on Monday. They lost 5-0 to the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Barracudas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Mustangs are ranked third).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tocoi Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fernandina Beach a 2-0 shutout on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Toros as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Micah Kester and Tyler Stone scored both of Tocoi Creek's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Beachside's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-1. As for Tocoi Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5-1.
Beachside came out on top in a nail-biter against Tocoi Creek when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beachside since the squad 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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