The Pinellas Park Patriots will square off against the Lakeside Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pinellas Park has three straight victories, Lakeside Christian has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Pinellas Park got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Clearwater on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
They hit Clearwater with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alexandra Ralph, Ameyalli Martin-Venacio, and Kayla Carvalho.
Meanwhile, Lakeside Christian fell victim to Hollins and their airtight defense back in December of 2024. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Royals an easy 8-0 victory. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly eight goals.
Pinellas Park pushed their record up to 5-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four matchups. As for Lakeside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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