Soccer Preview: Lake Gibson vs. McKeel Academy
Lake Gibson is 0-3 against McKeel Academy since November of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Lake Gibson Braves will venture away from home to take on the McKeel Academy Wildcats at 8:00 p.m.
Lake Gibson is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Lakeland on Wednesday. Lake Gibson and Lakeland finished up their match with a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, McKeel Academy entered their tilt with Tampa Catholic on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 2-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Crusaders are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McKeel Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. With that draw, Lake Gibson's record moves to 5-5-1.
Lake Gibson might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from McKeel Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Lake Gibson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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