Soccer Recap: Lecanto Beats Leesburg for Their Eighth Straight Win

Panthers

Previous Games

12/16/24 @ Leesburg	8-0
12/13/24 vs Crystal River	6-0
12/11/24 @ Citrus	3-2
12/10/24 vs Nature Coast Tech	2-1
12/03/24 @ Crystal River	7-0
+ 3 more games

Lecanto entered their tilt with Leesburg on Monday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Leesburg Yellow Jackets an 8-0 shutout. It was an even better day for GABRIELLA MALMBERG as she scored three goals for her team.

Lecanto's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those five contests. As for Leesburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-8-1 record this season.

Lecanto and Springstead will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lecanto will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last. As for Leesburg, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Tavares on the 17th.