The Eastside Rams will take on the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Santa Fe out 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Rams' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Raiders are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Buchholz beat Gainesville 2-0 on Wednesday. The Bobcats' winning goal came courtesy of Christian McDaniel.
Eastside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Buchholz, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Eastside might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Buchholz in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Eastside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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