Maclay Boys Soccer Suffers First Loss, Remain Among Leon County’s Elite

On Dec. 15th, the Maclay boys soccer team (7-1-2) played a non-conference away match against Suwannee (6-6-3) in Live Oak, FL. The Marauders could not hang on in the second half, as they lost to the Bulldogs giving them their first loss of the 2025-2026 season. Maclay is one of the top Leon County teams and is currently ranked 41st in the state of Florida and 81st nationally. Along with their only loss against Suwannee, the Marauders have also ended two matches in a draw against Chiles at home and Clay on the road.

In Maclays match against Chiles on Nov 7th, each team had one goal at the end of 80 minutes with Chiles’ Sal Giove (Jr.) and Maclay’s Zach Ghazvini (Sr.) both finding the back of the net. With Maclay ranked first and Chiles second in the MaxPreps Tallahassee rankings, the two teams will meet again in a highly anticipated regular-season matchup on Jan. 12 at Chiles.

On their path to a successful season, the Marauders will encounter two notably tough matchups against Buchholz (9-0-1) and Jesuit (5-1). Maclay will face the 10th-ranked team Buchholz, on Dec. 16 in Tallahassee, before taking on Louisiana’s fifth-ranked team, Jesuit, on Jan. 9 in New Orleans.