Lemon Bay hasn't had much luck against Riverview Sarasota recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays will take on the Riverview Sarasota Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lemon Bay's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Oasis. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Manta Rays considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverview Sarasota). They blew past Out-of-Door Academy 5-0 on Tuesday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Thunder are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverview Sarasota hit Out-of-Door Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rachel Paule (2), Sofia Sepulveda, Olivia Shkorupa, and Bailey Springman.
Lemon Bay's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five contests. As for Riverview Sarasota, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2-1.
Lemon Bay came up short against Riverview Sarasota in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Lemon Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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