The Milton Panthers will face off against the Escambia Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Milton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against West Florida on Saturday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 8-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Escambia managed to keep up with Destin until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Escambia lost 5-1 to Destin. One reason for the loss might be the Gators' aggressive play style: Mario Diaz and Ryan Carver were both handed yellow cards.
Escambia's goal came courtesy of
Hans (Alex) Pluntke, who's now up to two this season.
Escambia now has a losing record at 0-1-1. As for Milton, they now have a losing record at 1-2-1.
Milton beat Escambia by a goal in their previous meeting back in January, winning 1-0. Does Milton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Escambia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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