The Immokalee Indians will square off against the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Immokalee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Immokalee who was credited with the win. Immokalee got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Gateway's two. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Salomon Phitember, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Immokalee squad sat out for Tuesday's game. With Phitember sidelined, Stender Desir got his first action of the season.
Charlotte is headed into the match having not lost since the third and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Ida Baker a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Nathan Dorneval had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Fightin' Tarpons.
Charlotte is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3-2 record this season. As for Immokalee, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4-1.
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