The Vero Beach Indians will take on the Benjamin Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Benjamin took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Vero Beach, who comes in off a win.
Vero Beach's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Lincoln Park Academy.
Enny Joseph and Barrett Marques scored both of Vero Beach's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Benjamin's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Pine by a score of 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Buccaneers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Knights are ranked 85th).
Benjamin's loss dropped their record down to 10-2-1. As for Vero Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9-2.
Vero Beach suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Benjamin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Vero Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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