The Central Cobras are taking a road trip to square off against the Tradition Prep Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central has eight straight wins, Tradition Prep has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Central beats Tradition Prep with eight goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went Central's way against Port St. Lucie on Thursday as Central made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering the Cobras have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Port St. Lucie from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Wildjenski Jean-Louis led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tradition Prep's offense. They fell 2-0 to Lincoln Park Academy on Wednesday. Gustavo Souza was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Central pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those six games. As for Tradition Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Everything went Central's way against Tradition Prep in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Central made off with a 7-1 victory. In that matchup, Central amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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