The Hernando Leopards will head out to face off against the Gulf Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hernando came up short against Nature Coast Tech on Wednesday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Sharks are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Gulf's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to Mitchell. The loss put an end to the Buccaneers' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gulf fell to 7-1-1. As for Hernando, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5-1.
Hernando suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Gulf in their previous meeting back in January. Can Hernando avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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