The Taylor Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Matanzas Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Monday, neither Taylor nor Father Lopez could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, Matanzas entered their tilt with Englewood on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rams a 3-0 shutout. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Rams are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matanzas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those five matchups. With that draw, Taylor's record moves to 4-5-2.
Taylor might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Matanzas in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Taylor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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