The Palmetto Ridge Bears will challenge the Gateway Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Palmetto Ridge fell victim to Fort Myers and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Green Wave by a score of 1-0. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Green Wave recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Gateway waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Gators onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Gators are ranked 581st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palmetto Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10-5. As for Gateway, their win bumped their record up to 13-6-3.
Palmetto Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Gateway in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 3-1. Does Palmetto Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gateway turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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