The Newberry Panthers will take on the Williston Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Newberry's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Interlachen. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-goal performance the match before.
They hit Interlachen with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Eileen Wickens (2), Anna Grace Bennett, and Mallory Smith.
Meanwhile, Williston won against Lafayette last Tuesday with nine goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Everything went Williston's way against Dixie County as Williston made off with a 9-2 victory. With the Red Devils ahead 5-1 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Williston's lineup was just a bit different on Friday as Samantha Rega got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 55.7). Rega made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two steals A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Williston pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those three games. As for Newberry, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 13-3-2 record this season.
Newberry suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Williston in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Newberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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