Soccer Preview: Lakeland vs. Santa Fe Catholic
The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 8:00 p.m. Lakeland is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Lakeland is coming into the matchup fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Bartow that saw the pair combine for 23 shots on goal. Lakeland came up short against Bartow on Wednesday, falling 4-1. One reason for the loss might be the Dreadnaughts' aggressive play style: Reyeker Bradford and Greg Hoch were both handed yellow cards.
Lakeland's goal came courtesy of
Synjin Englund, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Discovery by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Santa Fe Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1.
Lakeland skirted past Santa Fe Catholic 2-1 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Santa Fe Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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