The Naples Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Gulf Coast Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Naples' favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matches.
Gulf Coast better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Naples really get things going. Naples put the hurt on Lely with a sharp 4-1 victory last Thursday. It was an even better day for Anastasia Smith as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast fell victim to Mariner and their airtight defense last Friday. They lost 8-0 to the Tritons. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Tritons are ranked 17th).
Naples' win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Gulf Coast, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4-1 record this season.
Everything went Naples' way against Gulf Coast in their previous matchup back in January, as Naples made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naples 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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