The Vero Beach Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Harmony Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vero Beach took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Sebastian River onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Sharks are ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Harmony waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Silverhawks 3-0. The Longhorns' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Harmony pushed their record up to 10-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Vero Beach, the win got them back to even at 6-6-3.
Everything went Vero Beach's way against Harmony in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as Vero Beach made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vero Beach 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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