The Canterbury Cougars will challenge the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canterbury is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Canterbury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Southwest Florida Christian onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the King's are ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Saint Stephen's Episcopal earned a 3-1 win over Admiral Farragut on Tuesday. Jackson Packbaz had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Falcons got from the refs.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal hit Admiral Farragut with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gavin Winterhalter, David Rogers, and Packbaz.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four contests. As for Canterbury, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3-2.
Canterbury took their win against Saint Stephen's Episcopal when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Canterbury repeat their success, or does Saint Stephen's Episcopal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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