The South East Jaguars will square off against the Birmingham Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South East walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Toreadors on Wednesday as they made off with a 4-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what South East needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
South East's lineup was just a bit different on Wednesday as Marcus Hernandez got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 53.7). Hernandez made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Birmingham entered their tilt with Locke with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Birmingham's defense stepped up to hand Locke a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Birmingham's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
South East's victory bumped their record up to 14-6-5. As for Birmingham, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season.
South East came up short against Birmingham when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 3-1. Can South East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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