The Osceola Warriors will square off against the Countryside Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Osceola has four straight victories, Countryside has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Osceola's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Dunedin. The Warriors wouldn't have won without Ally Farrell, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Countryside's offense. They lost 8-0 to St. Petersburg on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Green Devils are ranked 107th).
Countryside's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Osceola, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Osceola came out on top in a nail-biter against Countryside in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Osceola repeat their success, or does Countryside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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