Manatee is 3-0 against Southeast since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Manatee Hurricanes will square off against the Southeast Seminoles at 5:00 p.m. Manatee will be strutting in after a victory while Southeast will be coming in after a defeat.
Manatee's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Bradenton Christian.
Meanwhile, Southeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Saint Stephen's Episcopal, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Seminoles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Falcons are ranked 189th).
Manatee's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Southeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Manatee took their win against Southeast when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manatee 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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