Bartram Trail and Oakleaf are an even 4-4-1 against one another since December of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bartram Trail Bears will welcome the Oakleaf Knights at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bartram Trail has six straight victories, Oakleaf has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Bartram Trail's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Atlantic Coast. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Stingrays are ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Michael Russell was the driving force of Bartram Trail's attack as he scored both of Bartram Trail's goals, bringing his season total up to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Oakleaf fell victim to Sandalwood and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Saints, falling 4-0.
Bartram Trail's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Oakleaf, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Bartram Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakleaf in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Does Bartram Trail have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakleaf turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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