February 3, 2023 – Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) – Florida Tropics SC News Release
ALLEN, Texas – The Florida Tropics are at the midway point of a season-long five-game road
trip when they visit Allen, Texas, Saturday night to take on the Dallas Sidekicks in an 8:05
p.m. EST start.
Both teams come in needing a win, and both come in having lost their last games in
overtime.
Florida i(6-4-2 overtime losses) s in the midst of a three-game losing streak, their longest
since dropping four in a row at the end of the 2018-19 season. They lost in overtime last
week to the Harrisburg Heat, 4-3.
But things are much bleaker in Dallas, (0-10-2 overtime losses) where the Sidekicks are still
looking for their first win of the season in this their 13th start. They come in following a
heartbreaking 5-4 loss to their local rivals, the Mesquite Outlaws, also in extra time.
Florida’s leading scorer, Victor Parreiras, is out with a quad injury. The offense is currently
led by Ricardo Carvalho (11 goals and six assists) and defender Drew Ruggles (10 goals,
six assists.). For Dallas, Alberto Rodriguez is showing the way offensively with 12 goals and
one assist.
On this string of away games, Florida has dates Friday, Feb. 10 in Kansas City and
Saturday, Feb. 11 in St. Louis before returning home for two straight at the RP Funding
Center. That includes a Sunday, Feb 19 date against the Kansas City Comets and a visit
from the Tacoma Stars on Sunday, Feb. 26.
Tickets for all home games are available starting at just $7 per game by calling the arena
box office at 863-834-8111. Although tickets are also available online at
www.rpfundingcenter.com, service fees are significantly higher through Ticketmaster as
opposed to calling the box office directly. Tickets are also available on game day at the box
office.
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