Vanguard has gone 7-0-1 against Crystal River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vanguard Knights and the Crystal River Pirates are set to duel. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Vanguard is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Leesburg just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 1-0. The loss put an end to the Knights' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Crystal River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Lecanto.
Crystal River's goal came courtesy of
Nico Zeiss, which was the first he's scored this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Vanguard fell to 5-1-1. As for Crystal River, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Vanguard's way against Crystal River when the teams last played back in November, as Vanguard made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vanguard 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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