The George Jenkins Eagles will square off against the Heritage Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
George Jenkins is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering McKeel Academy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The Eagles were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the three contests prior) but the Wildcats' defense proved too tough.
George Jenkins' goal came courtesy of Brady Pennewell, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Heritage kept a clean sheet against Eau Gallie on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Commodores. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Commodores are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
George Jenkins' defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
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