Mariner is 8-2 against Cape Coral since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mariner Tritons will face off against the Cape Coral Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. Mariner will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Mariner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: American Heritage, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Mariner was ranked 16th). Mariner came out on top in a nail-biter against American Heritage on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Tritons have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cape Coral). Their defense stepped up to hand Island Coast a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Seahawks, who have now won three matchups by eight goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Island Coast from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Sophia Vianest led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Cape Coral is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3-1 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those five contests. As for Mariner, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything went Mariner's way against Cape Coral in their previous matchup back in January, as Mariner made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mariner since the team 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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