The Tampa Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Tarpon Springs Spongers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tampa Catholic's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tampa Catholic managed to keep up with Land O' Lakes until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Tampa Catholic lost 6-0 to Land O' Lakes. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Gators are ranked 102nd).
Tampa Catholic was without their leading scorer, Mia Sanchez, in Friday's game. With Sanchez sitting this one out, Jada Johnson got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 42.4).
Meanwhile, Tarpon Springs came up short against Northeast on Tuesday, falling 8-1. The Spongers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Tarpon Springs has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8-1 record this season. As for Tampa Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-1.
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