The Goleman Gators and the Norland Vikings will compete for holiday cheer at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Goleman is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Cypress Bay on Wednesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Lightning an easy 8-0 win. While losing is never fun, Goleman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Cypress Bay are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Norland waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout.
Goleman's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-1. As for Norland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
Everything went Goleman's way against Norland in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, as Goleman made off with an 8-0 win. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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