Lady Hurricanes improve to 5 and 0

Lady Hurricanes improve to 5-0, still allow only one goal

At 5-0, the Coral Shores girls soccer Hurricanes make no bones about it -- they're looking ahead.

Contrary to the sports maxim of "playing one game at a time," the unbeaten Lady Canes have their eyes trained three weeks ahead, to a Dec. 9 clash with forever nemesis Gulliver Prep.

Coral Shores steamrolled District 16-3A opponent Carrollton, 8-0, Friday in a home game ended at halftime by the mercy rule.

Still, head coach Arthur Paterson vocally challenged his squad to tighten up. Gulliver is coming, he said.

"That's why I yell," he said after the Carrollton walkover. "We can't be surprised when we play a team like Gulliver that can do a lot of the things we do."

Last season, Coral Shores had four losses in 20 matches -- three of them to Gulliver, against one win.

With a veteran Cane team that is older and even more experienced, Paterson said, "Now we're the measuring stick. [Opponents] are preparing and coming for us, so we have to be more

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