The Sarasota Sailors will venture away from home to face off against the North Port Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sarasota will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Lakewood Ranch, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Sarasota never let Lakewood Ranch onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Sailors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Mustangs are ranked 49th).
Sarasota's one-goal win came courtesy of Emery Lotz, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, North Port was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Venice. The shutout was out of character for the Bobcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
North Port's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Sarasota, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6-3.
Sarasota came out on top in a nail-biter against North Port when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sarasota 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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