The Berkeley Prep Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Tampa Prep Terrapins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Berkeley Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Meade a 2-0 shutout. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Miners are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tampa Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Seahawks. Considering the Terrapins have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tampa Prep's victory bumped their record up to 13-3-1. As for Berkeley Prep, their win bumped their record up to 12-7-3.
Berkeley Prep suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Tampa Prep in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Berkeley Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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