The Steinbrenner Warriors will face off against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Steinbrenner is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Steinbrenner's tournament run continued when they took on Wharton on Friday. Steinbrenner came out on top against Wharton by a score of 3-1. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Wildcats are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brenna Ruggeri and Abigail Ferguson scored all three of Steinbrenner's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes' and Tampa Catholic's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Land O' Lakes turned on the heat in the second half with five goals. Land O' Lakes' defense stepped up to hand Tampa Catholic a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Gators have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Land O' Lakes' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four contests. As for Steinbrenner, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-1-2 record this season.
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