Soccer Recap: Lake Highland Prep Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Highland Prep can now relate to. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Montverde Academy Eagles who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. The Montverde Academy Eagles got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders' zero. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost nine in a row.

Lake Highland Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 11-2-1. As for Montverde Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-1.

Lake Highland Prep and Montverde Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Lake Highland Prep (ranked 19th) will meet The Villages Charter (ranked 243rd) at 5:00 p.m. on February 11th. Lake Highland Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season. Meanwhile, Montverde Academy will square off against Dunedin at 7:00 p.m. on February 11th up 188 places (3 vs. 191).