The Taylor Wildcats will challenge the DeLand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylor will be strutting in after a win while DeLand will be coming in after a loss.
If Taylor beats DeLand with three goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Taylor came out on top against University by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The Wildcats better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Emilio Garcia, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Meanwhile, DeLand has been on a difficult stretch since their win on November 12. They came up short against Spruce Creek on Wednesday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Hawks are ranked 74th).
Taylor has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five contests. As for DeLand, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
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