The Bayside Bears will head out to face off against the Edgewood Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayside will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Bayside will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Port St. Lucie on Wednesday. Bayside's defense stepped up to hand Port St. Lucie an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Bears have won four contests by more than four goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Port St. Lucie from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Erika Webb led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Edgewood fell victim to Montverde Academy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Eagles are ranked third).
Bayside pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Edgewood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Bayside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Edgewood in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Bayside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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