Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Palmetto walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the South Dade Buccaneers a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Buccaneers are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Raya Kempler was the driving force of Palmetto's attack as she scored both of Palmetto's goals, bringing her season total up to seven goals.
Palmetto has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those eight matches. As for South Dade, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-5-1.
Palmetto has already played their next game (against Coral Reef), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. South Dade does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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