The Fort Lauderdale Flying L will challenge the Monarch Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Fort Lauderdale's offense. They came up short against Cypress Bay last Thursday, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Flying L's in their matchups with the Lightning: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monarch had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cobras an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Knights' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting Boyd Anderson from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Monarch's win bumped their record up to 9-6-3. As for Fort Lauderdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12-2.
Fort Lauderdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Monarch in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Lauderdale 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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