Soccer Game Preview: Riverview Sarasota vs. Lakewood Ranch

Riverview Sarasota hasn't had much luck against Lakewood Ranch recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Riverview Sarasota Rams will be playing at home against the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Riverview Sarasota is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.

If Lakewood Ranch heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Riverview Sarasota took over last week. Riverview Sarasota beat Gulf Coast by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Sharks are ranked 249th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Riverview Sarasota hit Gulf Coast with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rachel Paule, Olivia Shkorupa, and Bailey Springman.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Lakewood Ranch was not quite Cardinal Mooney's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Riverview Sarasota's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six matchups. As for Lakewood Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2-1.

Riverview Sarasota beat Lakewood Ranch by a goal in their previous matchup back in January, winning 3-2. Will Riverview Sarasota repeat their success, or does Lakewood Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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