The Matanzas Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Pine Ridge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Matanzas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Matanzas' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on St. Augustine with a sharp 4-0 win. Considering the Pirates have won four contests by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit St. Augustine with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Naomi Cordero,
Siena Gutierrez,
Emma Skinner, and
Kaylin Henthorn.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pine Ridge faced off against Tohopekaliga on Thursday. Pine Ridge beat Tohopekaliga by a goal, winning 2-1.
Pine Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those six matchups. As for Matanzas, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Matanzas took their win against Pine Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Matanzas since the team 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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