Soccer Preview: East Lee County vs. Moore Haven
East Lee County has gone 4-0 against Moore Haven recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The East Lee County Jaguars will take on the Moore Haven Terriers at 6:00 p.m. East Lee County's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, East Lee County finally turned things around against Gateway Charter on Thursday. They and the Griffins finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Jaguars' first draw of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Tatiana Najarro, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Moore Haven was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Donahue Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Shamrocks are ranked 234th).
Moore Haven's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. East Lee County's draw makes their record 1-7-1 this season.
East Lee County took their victory against Moore Haven when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lee County since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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