The Islip Buccaneers will kick their season off against the Southampton Mariners on Friday. Kickoff is scheduled at 4:30 p.m.
Southampton took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Miller Place a 1-0 shutout. The Mariners' winning goal came courtesy of Vivienne Archer.
The victory got Southampton back to even at 1-1. As for Islip, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (4-0-1), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
Everything went Islip's way against Southampton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Islip made off with a 7-0 win. Will Islip repeat their success, or does Southampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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