The Matanzas Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Father Lopez Green Wave 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.
Matanzas is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Augustine just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets 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.
Meanwhile, Father Lopez didn't have quite enough to beat Atlantic on Thursday 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).
Matanzas' loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1. As for Father Lopez, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Matanzas skirted past Father Lopez 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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