Tarpon Springs hasn't had much luck against East Lake recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Tarpon Springs Spongers will square off against the East Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tarpon Springs' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Clearwater as Tarpon Springs made off with a 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spongers, who have now won four matchups by five goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, East Lake hasn't lost a match since November 4th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dunedin , sneaking past 5-4. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Falcons are ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Lake hit Dunedin with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sienna Zaccardo (2),
Gianna Low (2), and
Kylie Larrahona.
East Lake's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those four matches. As for Tarpon Springs, they moved to 4-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Tarpon Springs might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from East Lake when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Tarpon Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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