Carrollwood Day has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Shorecrest Prep Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carrollwood Day and Shorecrest Prep are at an even 4-4-1 over their past nine head-to-heads.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Carrollwood Day had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Lions onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Carrollwood Day might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in January, Shorecrest Prep was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. Neither they nor Bradenton Christian could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. Shorecrest Prep had to tread lightly for part of the match As five Shorecrest Prep players were handed yellow cards., which could explain the final result.
They avoided a loss thanks to
Alistair Ford and
Noah Jaffee, who posted all three of Shorecrest Prep's goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Carrollwood Day's victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1. Shorecrest Prep's draw makes their record 6-3-3 on the season.
Everything went Carrollwood Day's way against Shorecrest Prep when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as Carrollwood Day made off with a 3-0 win. Will Carrollwood Day repeat their success, or does Shorecrest Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
