The Beachside Barracudas will venture away from home to face off against the Oakleaf Knights at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Beachside's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in December of 2024. They won by a goal and slipped past Tocoi Creek 1-0. Given the Barracudas' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Toros are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Oakleaf's offense. They fell 2-0 to Clay on Monday.
Oakleaf's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Beachside, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3-1.
Everything went Beachside's way against Oakleaf in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Beachside made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beachside since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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