The Fort Walton Beach Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Milton Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Walton Beach is looking for their season's first win.
Fort Walton Beach fell victim to Niceville and their airtight defense on Monday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Eagles an easy 8-0 victory. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Eagles are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Milton made sure to put some goals up on the board against Pensacola on Monday. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Panthers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Milton's victory bumped their record up to 5-3-2. As for Fort Walton Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Fort Walton Beach was able to grind out a solid win over Milton in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Walton Beach 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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