The Florence Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the First Baptist School Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Florence Christian will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal back in April, then bounced right back against King's Academy on Thursday. The Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 6-0 shutout. Florence Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, First Baptist School had just enough and edged out John Paul II 2-1 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for First Baptist School.
Josh Laney and Watts Tisdale scored both of First Baptist School's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Florence Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four contests. As for First Baptist School, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Florence Christian might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from First Baptist School when the teams last played back in May of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 5-0.
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