The Port Charlotte Pirates will challenge the Booker Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Port Charlotte is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Port Charlotte didn't have quite enough to beat Charlotte and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Fightin' Tarpons are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, Booker kept a clean sheet against Sarasota on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Sailors. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tornadoes.
Booker is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Port Charlotte, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-3.
Port Charlotte beat Booker by a goal in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 2-1. Will Port Charlotte repeat their success, or does Booker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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