The Coral Gables Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Cypress Bay Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Coral Gables rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Explorers.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay entered their tilt with Monarch with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Cypress Bay never let Monarch onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Given Cypress Bay's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Monarch is ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coral Gables' victory bumped their record up to 10-6-2. As for Cypress Bay, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Coral Gables beat Cypress Bay 3-1 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will Coral Gables repeat their success, or does Cypress Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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