St. Augustine is 2-8 against Matanzas since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets will take on the Pirates in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m.
St. Augustine is headed into the matchup having not lost since November 17 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Ridgeview an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for St. Augustine considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Matanzas and Spruce Creek finished up their match with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.
St. Augustine is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. With that draw, Matanzas' record moves to 3-5-2.
St. Augustine suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Matanzas in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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