Port Charlotte is 1-9 against Cape Coral since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Port Charlotte Pirates will face off against the Cape Coral Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Port Charlotte's offense. They came up short against Lemon Bay on Thursday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Manta Rays are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Cape Coral managed to keep up with Aubrey Rogers until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Cape Coral lost 3-0 to Aubrey Rogers. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Seahawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Cape Coral was without their leading scorer, Sophia Vianest, in Thursday's game. With Vianest sitting this one out, Payton Jones got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 54.5).
Port Charlotte's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Cape Coral, they now have a losing record at 9-10-3.
Port Charlotte suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Cape Coral in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Port Charlotte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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