Bartram rekindles rivalry with Winter Springs in girls lacrosse playoffs

A glance at tonight's girls lacrosse second round play-in game:

Bartram Trail (13-2) at Winter Springs (17-4), 7 p.m.

Road here: Bartram Trail d. Fletcher 17-10; Winter Springs d. Buchholz 18-3

Winner gets: Winner of Pope John Paul II-Pine Crest in state semifinals

Bartram players to watch: ATK Taylor McCord, sr.; MF Nicki Caputo, sr.; ATK Melissa Coggins, jr.

Glance: No North Florida team has ever made it past this round, with Bartram Trail and Nease each losing once. If the Bears want to make history they will have to do so against the same team that denied them in 2009. In fact, Winter Springs has been Bartram's biggest obstacle in its history, knocking the Bears out of the playoffs the past two seasons. Bartram will also have to beat an Orlando-based squad for the first time this year. The Bears lost to Winter Springs 23-7 in their playoff opener last season and 14-13 in the second round two seasons ago. The keys for Bartram will be pretty straightforward. The Bears have a potent offensive attack and will have to be at their best against Winter Springs, a team that scored 20 or more goals six times this season and less than 10 only twice. Bartram, on the other hand, hasn't scored 20 goals all season. Possession will be important for the Bears, but this game could turn into a shootout very early.