Springstead has gone 8-2 against Nature Coast Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Springstead Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Nature Coast Tech Sharks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Springstead will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Weeki Wachee on Tuesday. Springstead's defense stepped up to hand Weeki Wachee an 8-0 shutout. Amanda Soults was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Nature Coast Tech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Leopards as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The Sharks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Something new happened on Wednesday as Peyton Cheze saw her first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Hernando. Cheze 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.
The win got Springstead back to even at 1-1. As for Nature Coast Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Springstead was able to grind out a solid win over Nature Coast Tech in their previous matchup back in January, winning 2-0. Will Springstead repeat their success, or does Nature Coast Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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