The Venice Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Venice is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Palmetto on Monday. Venice fell just short of Palmetto by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Sarasota by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Sailors are ranked 233rd).
Cardinal Mooney's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4-1. As for Venice, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1.
Venice came out on top in a nail-biter against Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in November, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Venice since the squad 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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