The Gulf Buccaneers will venture away from home to face off against the Hernando Leopards at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Gulf is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Mitchell on Wednesday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 8-0. Considering the last time the Buccaneers couldn't score was back in November, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Hernando was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Springstead. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Eagles are ranked 37th).
Hernando's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Gulf, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Gulf beat Hernando 3-1 in their previous meeting back in November. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gulf 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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