The Father Lopez Green Wave will take on the Matanzas Pirates in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Thursday, Father Lopez didn't have quite enough to beat Atlantic and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Father Lopez can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 556th, while Atlantic are ranked 277th).
Meanwhile, Matanzas unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of St. Augustine by a score of 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Father Lopez's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Matanzas, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
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