Avon Park hasn't had much luck against Fort Meade recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Avon Park Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Fort Meade Miners at 8:00 p.m. Avon Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
If Fort Meade heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Avon Park took over last week. Avon Park had just enough and edged Lake Placid out 2-1. The Red Devils wouldn't have won without Mikayla Bennett, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Fort Meade fell victim to Ridgeview Global Studies Academy and their airtight defense on Monday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Explorers an easy 8-0 win. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Avon Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five matches. As for Fort Meade, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Avon Park might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Fort Meade in their previous matchup back in January. Can Avon Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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