Santa Fe typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Eastside proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Santa Fe Raiders out 1-0. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rams' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Raiders are ranked 99th).
Eastside's one-goal win came courtesy of Jonas Traktuev, who's now up to 21 this season.
Eastside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for Santa Fe, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 10-3-1.
Eastside will square off against Buchholz at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Buchholz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season. As for Santa Fe, they will take on Bolles at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday.
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