The Matanzas Pirates will take on the Menendez Falcons in a holiday battle at at 7:20 p.m. on Monday. Matanzas is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Menendez better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Matanzas really get things going. Matanzas' defense stepped up to hand Taylor a 3-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Menendez fell victim to Beachside and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Barracudas, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Barracudas are ranked 56th).
Matanzas is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six matches. As for Menendez, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
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