The Sebring Blue Streaks will venture away from home to square off against the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sebring's offense. They came up short against Port Charlotte on Tuesday, falling 5-0. Brayden Wickham was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Meanwhile, Charlotte entered their tilt with Fort Myers on Tuesday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Their defense stepped up to hand the Green Wave a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Fightin' Tarpons were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Andy Mendia, which was the first he's scored this season.
Charlotte's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven matchups. As for Sebring, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-3.
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