The Clearwater Tornadoes will square off against the Osceola Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clearwater is headed into the game having not lost since December 9 and will look to keep things rolling. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Pinellas Park on Thursday. Considering the Tornadoes have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabe Gesiorski and Jackson Hurst scored all three of Clearwater's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Osceola faced Palm Harbor University in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Osceola who was credited with the win. Osceola got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Palm Harbor University's three. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Clearwater pushed their record up to 8-3-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four matchups. As for Osceola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Clearwater came up short against Osceola in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Clearwater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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