Naples has won three straight games at home, while Charlotte has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Naples Golden Eagles will host the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Naples' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They came out on top against North Fort Myers by a score of 2-0. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Red Knights are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maverick Alonso Carrasco and Josef Ramos scored both of Naples' goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Charlotte hasn't lost a match since November 4th, a trend which continued in their latest game last Thursday. Everything went their way against Port Charlotte as Charlotte made off with a 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fightin' Tarpons, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Naples has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Charlotte, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Naples took their victory against Charlotte when the teams last played back in January of 2018 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Naples repeat their success, or does Charlotte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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