The Olympic Heights Lions will square off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Olympic Heights will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Olympic Heights is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Olympic Heights who was credited with the victory. Olympic Heights got it done in the shootout by posting 12 goals to Miami Beach's 11. Even though the Lions got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Kaua Kunz was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Olympic Heights' one-goal win came courtesy of Matheus Garcia, who's now up to five this season.
Last Friday, St. Thomas Aquinas sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over South Broward. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six games. As for Olympic Heights, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2-1.
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