The Steinbrenner Warriors will face off against the Mariner Tritons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Steinbrenner sitting on four straight wins and Mariner on 15.
Steinbrenner's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on December 10th. They put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Jefferson from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Mariner beat Riverdale 2-0 last Thursday. Give the Tritons' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Federico Buitrago, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Mariner squad sat out for Thursday's game. With Buitrago sitting this one out, Aiden Mace got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 40).
Steinbrenner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those seven contests. As for Mariner, they pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
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