The Miami Beach Hi-Tides will challenge the Homestead Broncos at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miami Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Miami Beach took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Mater Brickell Academy onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the Hi-Tides' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Bulls are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kai Somoano and Tomas Cortez scored both of Miami Beach's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Homestead had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Southridge by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for the Broncos as they're now sitting on four straight.
Miami Beach's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1-3.
Miami Beach took their win against Homestead when the teams last played back in December of 2021 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miami Beach 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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