The Spruce Creek Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Brantley Patriots at 7:00 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.
Spruce Creek is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Highland Prep just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 4-1 to the Highlanders. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Highlanders are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Lake Brantley entered their contest against Lake Mary on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lake Brantley fell just short of Lake Mary by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost three in a row.
Lake Brantley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Spruce Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Spruce Creek skirted past Lake Brantley 2-1 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spruce Creek since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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