The Orlando SeaWolves used a dominant first half and overcame torrid goalkeeping from Hugo Silva to defeat the Florida Tropics at Silver Spurs Arena, 6-3. Gordy Gurson and Osvaldo Rojas each notched a brace and added an assist for Orlando (8-9), while Richard Schmermund and Elmo Neto both chipped in a pair of assists. With the loss, the Tropics dropped to 5-14.
Orlando is 3-2 in Florida Indoor Derby matches against the Tropics this season with one meeting left.
The SeaWolves controlled the first half of the opening period, holding possession and getting scoring opportunities. Orlando should have been on the board in the first minute but Schmermund’s pass in close was behind Jonny Mendoza and the chance went away.