The Fernandina Beach Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Tocoi Creek Toros at 7:20 p.m. on Monday. Fernandina Beach will be strutting in after a win while Tocoi Creek will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Fernandina Beach got the win against Hilliard by a conclusive 5-1. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Red Flashes are ranked 582nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tocoi Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Augustine. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Toros couldn't quite close it out.
Fernandina Beach has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four games. As for Tocoi Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Fernandina Beach was able to grind out a solid victory over Tocoi Creek when the teams last played back in January of 2022, winning 3-1. Does Fernandina Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tocoi Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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