The Steinbrenner Warriors will challenge the Sumner Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Steinbrenner's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Freedom. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Sumner had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Panthers 4-1. Given the Stingrays' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Panthers are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sumner hit Plant with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kynedi Richardson (2), Mallory Smithberger, and Jade-Mykahl Hendricks.
Steinbrenner's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven matchups. As for Sumner, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Steinbrenner skirted past Sumner 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steinbrenner since the squad 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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