Viera is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while New Smyrna Beach is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Viera Hawks will take on the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Viera walked away with it. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Friday. Given Viera's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Dwyer is ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Viera hit Dwyer with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Giovanni Carneiro (2),
Aiden Gates, and
Jake Medina.
Meanwhile, New Smyrna Beach got the win against Melbourne on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. New Smyrna Beach's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Viera's win bumped their record up to 20-2. As for New Smyrna Beach, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-1-1 record this season.
Everything went Viera's way against New Smyrna Beach in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as Viera made off with a 4-0 victory. Does Viera have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Smyrna Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
