The Bonita Springs Bullsharks will venture away from home to face off against the Naples Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bonita Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Bonita Springs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Lemon Bay onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Bullsharks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Manta Rays are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson McManaway and Kevin Villatoro scored both of Bonita Springs' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, Naples came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Knights. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Golden Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Naples pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six contests. As for Bonita Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-1.
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