The Merritt Island Mustangs will face off against the Satellite Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Merritt Island will be strutting in after a win while Satellite will be coming in after a defeat.
Merritt Island headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Rockledge let them put that streak behind them. Merritt Island never let Rockledge onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mustangs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Rockledge with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ashley Holcombe, Grace Getchell, Addielynn Brimm, and Kaci Underwood.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Satellite's offense. They fell just short of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Tigers are ranked 43rd).
This is the second loss in a row for Satellite and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Merritt Island, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4-1.
Everything went Merritt Island's way against Satellite when the teams last played back in January, as Merritt Island made off with a 4-0 win. Will Merritt Island repeat their success, or does Satellite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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