Sandalwood is 0-5 against Nease in play since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Sandalwood will be staying on the road to face off against Nease at 7:20 p.m. on January 19th.
Sandalwood didn't get the result they wanted in their first matchup with Bolles on Thursday. They put up a good fight, but they still had to settle for second after a 1-0 defeat on Thursday. They have struggled against Bolles recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Nease kept a clean sheet against Fernandina Beach on Thursday. They came out on top against Fernandina Beach by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back wins for Nease.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Austen Escoffery and
Austin Mills, who scored.
Sandalwood's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-5. As for Nease, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-3.
Sandalwood suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Nease in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Can Sandalwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.