The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will square off against the Out-of-Door Academy Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lemon Bay's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Lemon Bay's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Gateway on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Out-of-Door Academy hasn't lost a match since November 5th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southwest Florida Christian with a sharp 5-2 victory. It was an even better day for Thomas Mesia as he scored three goals for his team.
Out-of-Door Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Southwest Florida Christian. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Cavan Mann (75), Josey Rubinstein (80), and Coby Rosenthal (80). The trio had averaged 40, 58, and 59 minutes respectively before Tuesday's match. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Rubinstein put uptwo assists, while he scored a goal.
Out-of-Door Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four matchups. As for Lemon Bay, they now have a losing record at 3-4-1.
Lemon Bay took their win against Out-of-Door Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lemon Bay repeat their success, or does Out-of-Door Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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