The St. Johns Country Day Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Bishop Moore Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Johns Country Day headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Stanton let them put that streak behind them. St. Johns Country Day's defense stepped up to hand Stanton a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. Reygan Ropero was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Bishop Moore beat The First Academy 2-0 last Tuesday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Royals are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Moore was without their leading scorer, Sienna Rivera, in Tuesday's game. With Rivera sidelined, Bishop Moore had to make some changes to the lineup. Sophia Vamvakitis played for 55 minutes having averaged 31.7 this season and Eliana Cordero got 80 vs. an average of 41.7. Cordero made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
St. Johns Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight contests. As for Bishop Moore, their record now sits at 6-4-1.
St. Johns Country Day was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop Moore in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Johns Country Day since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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