The Gainesville Hurricanes will challenge the Springstead Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Gainesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Leesburg 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gainesville.
Brayden Bunce and Leonardo Rosario scored both of Gainesville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Springstead kept a clean sheet against Belleview on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Rattlers 1-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Springstead's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 164th, while Belleview are ranked 442nd).
Springstead's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Gainesville, their win bumped their record up to 6-7-2.
Gainesville suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Springstead in their previous meeting back in January of 2025. Can the Hurricanes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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