The Barron Collier Cougars will take on the Gulf Coast Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Barron Collier is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Barron Collier's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Naples. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Naples with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ava Babcock-Watford (2),
Liv Abougzir, and
Tara Vandergrift.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast's game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Riverview Sarasota by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Rams are ranked 22nd).
Barron Collier pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three games. As for Gulf Coast, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season.
Everything went Barron Collier's way against Gulf Coast when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Barron Collier made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Barron Collier repeat their success, or does Gulf Coast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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