The Forest Wildcats will square off against the Vanguard Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Vanguard heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Forest took over last week. Everything went Forest's way against The Villages Charter on Tuesday as Forest made off with a 4-1 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Buffalo are ranked 111th).
Forest hit The Villages Charter with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kierstyn Foskey (2), Tess Anderson, and Ally Atkinson.
Meanwhile, Vanguard put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Belleview a 7-0 shutout. The Knights' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six matches.
Vanguard pushed their record up to 9-0-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those five contests. As for Forest, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.
Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Vanguard in their previous matchup back in January, winning 2-0. Will Forest repeat their success, or does Vanguard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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