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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFlorida will be in Rochester (N.Y.) Friday night, Jan. 3, to\nmeet the first-year Lancers, who played in MASL2 last season, but are looking\nfor their first win since moving up to the MASL this year. It will be the first\nmeeting ever between the two teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, Jan. 4, will see the Tropics in Baltimore (4-4),\nin a rematch of a 7-2 Tropics win Dec. 21 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.\nThat was just the Tropics second win ever over the Blast, who have won 10\nindoor soccer championships in their history. It is only one of three weekends\nin the 2019-20 season that the Tropics will play on back-to-back nights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both games will be broadcast live at masl.tv Kickoff in\nRochester is 7:05 p.m., while the start time in Baltimore will be 6:05 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 5-1 Tropics \u2013 who now hold a half game lead over the\ndefending league champion Milwaukee Wave (4-1) and Utica City FC (5-2) \u2013\ncontinue to be lead offensively by Ricardo Carvalho who has six goals and seven\nassists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Victor Parreiras is second in points with five goals\nand three assists. The Lancers are led by Anthony Rozzano with four goals and\ntwo assists. Rochester (0-6) has been outscored by 43 goals in their six\nlosses. Baltimore \u2013 which lost back-to-back games to Florida and Orlando two\nweekends ago \u2013 has rallied for two straight wins including a dramatic overtime\ntriumph in Utica on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vini Dantas is pacing the Blast’s offense with 12 goals and\nfour assists, while Tony Donatelli is second on the team in scoring with seven\ngoals and seven assists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the quick road trip, Florida will return to Lakeland\nfor another three-game home stand starring with back-to-back Sunday matinee’s\nagainst the Orlando Seawolves on Jan. 12 and 19. Both games will start at 3:05\np.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The St. Louis Ambush will make one of their two 2019-20\nvisits to the RP Funding Center on Saturday, Jan. 25 in a 5:05 kickoff. Tickets\nfor all games are available at fltropics.com or by calling 863-240-0101.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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