The Orange Park Raiders will face off against the Clay Blue Devils at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday.
Orange Park came up short against Ponte Vedra on Tuesday, falling 8-1. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Sharks recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Clay came tearing into Monday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Knights are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clay pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Orange Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-2.
Orange Park suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Clay in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Orange Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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