The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will venture away from home to challenge the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 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 Saturday, Lemon Bay came up short against Charlotte and fell 3-1. The Manta Rays have struggled against the Fightin' Tarpons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Cardinal Mooney was not quite Out-of-Door Academy's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Thunder by a score of 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of five yellow cards before it was all over.
Cardinal Mooney's goal came courtesy of Samuel Shamsey, who's now up to four this season.
Lemon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Cardinal Mooney, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4-2 record.
Lemon Bay beat Cardinal Mooney by a goal in their previous matchup back in November, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lemon Bay 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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