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| 12/12/23 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 12/06/22 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 01/20/22 - Away | 3-2 W |
Nease has gone 3-0 against Sandalwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Nease Panthers will look to defend their home pitch against the Sandalwood Saints at 7:20 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Nease is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Creekside just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Knights. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Atlantic Coast who was credited with the win on Tuesday. Atlantic Coast got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Sandalwood's two. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Stingrays are ranked 114th).
Nease's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3-1. As for Sandalwood, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-3.
Nease came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandalwood in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Nease repeat their success, or does Sandalwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
