North Bay Haven Academy and South Walton are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but likely not for long. The North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers will head out to challenge the South Walton Seahawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Bay Haven Academy has five straight victories, South Walton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If South Walton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when North Bay Haven Academy took over last week. North Bay Haven Academy walked away with a 3-1 win over Choctawhatchee on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, South Walton came up short against Niceville on Wednesday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Eagles are ranked 45th).
South Walton's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for North Bay Haven Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
North Bay Haven Academy might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from South Walton in their previous meeting back in November of 2020. Can North Bay Haven Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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