The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas and the Matanzas Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 7:20 p.m. on Friday.
New Smyrna Beach is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Bartram Trail, who was ranked 24th at the time (New Smyrna Beach was ranked 25th). New Smyrna Beach and Bartram Trail finished up their matchup with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. The result kept the Barracudas happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Meanwhile, Matanzas unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to Flagler Palm Coast.
New Smyrna Beach's draw gives them a new season record of 5-0-3. As for Matanzas, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2-1.
New Smyrna Beach took their win against Matanzas in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Does New Smyrna Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Matanzas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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