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Florida Tropics Host Baltimore Blast Friday

December 23, 2022 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
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LAST TIME / ALL TIME - This will be theThis will be the 16th all time meeting between the Blast and Tropics, who joined the MASL for the 2016-17. The last time the two played each other was ion Dec. 21, which the Blast won in a shootout, 5-4. In six -plus seasons, Baltimore has won nine of the previous 15 matchups, The Tropics are 2-5 lifetime at home against the Blast, and 4-4 in Baltimore. Ricardo Carvalho is the Tropics active leading career scorers against Baltimore with eight goals, while Tony Donatelli is the Blast's leading all-time scorer against Florida with 14 goals.

VIVA VINI! -- One of the most dangerous target forwards over the past eight years in the Major Arena Soccer League - Vini Dantas - has joined the Florida Tropics on a two-year deal to start the 2022-23 season ... Dantas played most of those years with the Baltimore Blast, starting his career the 2014-15 season - when he earned All MASL Rookie Team honors - and was an immediate offensive force, scoring 16 goals in 15 games. Since that time, he has gone on to score 195 goals and add 93 assists in 159 career regular season and playoff games. A physical presence at 6'-1" and 200 pounds, the 32-year old native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, had his best season in 2019-20 when he banged home 37 goals and added 17 assists in 22 games.

He was traded to the Tacoma Stars prior to the start of the 2020-21 season, and was traded back to the Blast with just three games remaining in the 2021-22 campaign. He finished last season with 19 goals in 16 games played, to go along with eight assists for 27 total points. ... He was a key part of Baltimore's three- straight MASL championships between 2017-2019, and was the 2017 Most Valuable Player in the playoffs, getting the game-winning goal in the finals against Sonora. He ended that post season with 18 total points (nine goals and nine assists) in nine games.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION - More information on the 2022-23 Tropics can be found at www.fltropics.com. Under the news tab, you will find the team's 193-page record book. and the team's 2022-23 media guide which includes extensive bios of Tropics players and Coach Clay Roberts. The record book was created and compiled by the Tropics official photographer Christopher Arnold.

A TERRIFIC TRIO - The last three years have been very good ones for the Tropics. Their 46 regular season wins in that time span is tops in the Major Arena Soccer League. Next on the list is the San Diego Sockers with 42. The Sockers defeated Florida two games to none in the Championship Finals in 2021-22.

VIVA VICTOR TOO! - Captain Victor Parterres continues to re-write the Florida Tropics record book (which can be found in its entirety at www.fltropics.com,, go to the news tab and click on Record Book). Parreiras has been with the Tropics since their inception, and has become the franchise's all time leading scorer in both goals, assists and total points. For both regular season and playoff games, Victor has made 131 appearances for the Tropics, with 108 goals and 94 assists for 202 points. Entering the season, second on the Tropics all times list for points is Ricardo Diegues (122), followed by Ricardo Carvalho (114) and Zach Reget (97). For goals, Diegues is second at 86, while for assists, Carvalho is second with 56. For his entire MASL career, he has played in 153 games and has 140 goals and 103 assists.

CLOSE CALLS - In Florida's six seasons, they have played in 43 one-goal games, winning 19 and losing 24.

Twelve times they have gone to overtime, with a record of 4-9. In games that have gone to a shootout, they are 0-2.

FIRST THINGS FIRST - The Tropics record when scoring the first goal of the game is impressive. When they've done that, Florida is 55-17 in franchise history. When conceding the first goal of a game, they are just 21-42.

ONLY THE HALF OF IT - Leading at halftime is a pretty indicator for Florida. In six years, they are 59-10 when leading after two quarters. Conversely, when trailing at the half, they are 9-41. When tied at the half, they are 7-6.

MILESTONE MOMENTS LAST WEEK TONIGHT Lucas Teixeira is two assists away from 25 career assists.

DREW DOES IT - Drew Ruggles, the 2019-20 MASL Defender of the Year, has now scored 31 goals in his three-plus seasons with the Tropics. Of those 31, seven have been game winners, including Dec. 17 against

Utica City. Victor Parreiras leads the franchise with nine game winning goals, and Ricardo Diegues has eight.

Ruggles, even as a defender, is third now on that list.

INJURY REPORT - Unavailable due to visa issues are Ricardo Diegues, Rainer Hauss and Bruno Henrique.

They are not listed on the active roster. (All three are currently playing for the Iowa Demon Hawks in Major Arena Soccer League 2). Lucas Teixeira is questionable with a hamstring.

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