The Fort Myers Green Wave will challenge the Ida Baker Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fort Myers' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over South Fort Myers. That looming 5-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Green Wave yet this season.
Their offense was hitting South Fort Myers from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Ida Baker made sure to put some goals up on the board against East Lee County on Tuesday. They blew past the Jaguars 5-0.
Ida Baker used a slightly different lineup for their bout with East Lee County. Gianni Matic played for 80 minutes having averaged 52.3 this season and Juelle Smith got 40 vs. an average of 17. Matic made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Fort Myers' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8-2. As for Ida Baker, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5-3.
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