Middleton, Fla. — A pair of players from The Villages High School boys soccer team are set to represent VHS on a national stage. 

Michael Florian and Joel Hernandez will suit up for Brave SC, formerly The Villages SC, in the new-look soccer club's opening match of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night in Middleton.

Brave SC will host Savannah Clovers FC at 7 p.m. from The Range at H.G. Morse Stadium on the VHS campus. Admission is free.

Florian, a senior striker, tallied 33 goals to finish third across Class 4A statewide this season. Hernandez, a junior defenseman, scored 10 goals for VHS, who captured the district championship en route to a 12-4 overall record this winter. 

The U.S. Open Cup appearance is the sixth in club history for Summerfield-based Brave SC, who will do the honors of bringing the first professional sporting event to the new VHS campus in Middleton.

For more information on the historic match, visit: http://www.bravesc.com/brave-sc-ready-to-face-savannah-clovers/



Cody Hills can be reached for questions or comment at cody.hills@tvcs.org or by calling (352) 259-6890.