P.K. Yonge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Montverde Academy Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only P.K. Yonge walked away with it. They beat the Eagles by a goal, winning 2-1.
Faith Hardy was the driving force of P.K. Yonge's attack as she scored both of P.K. Yonge's goals. With that big game, she's now up to 39 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Montverde Academy came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They beat Berkeley Prep by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3. Given Montverde Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Berkeley Prep is ranked 30th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Something new happened on Wednesday as Amy Zona saw her first action of the season, playing 13 minutes against Berkeley Prep. Zona made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
P.K. Yonge's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those seven contests. As for Montverde Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season.
P.K. Yonge suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Montverde Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2017. Can P.K. Yonge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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