The Springstead Eagles will challenge the Gainesville Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Springstead is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on January 10th, they were much more limited against Nature Coast Tech two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 2-1.
Springstead's goal came courtesy of Amanda Soults, who's now up to 14 this season.
Meanwhile, Gainesville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four last Thursday. They never let the Rams onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give the Hurricanes' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Gainesville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four contests. As for Springstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Everything went Springstead's way against Gainesville when the teams last played back in January of 2022, as Springstead made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springstead since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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