With a playoff win on the line, Palm Harbor University rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Alonso Ravens a 2-0 shutout. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Ravens are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mohamed Tejeddine and Nicholas Malak scored both of Palm Harbor University's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Palm Harbor University's win bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Alonso, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6-2.
Palm Harbor University will take on Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palm Harbor University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season. Alonso does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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