Soccer Game Preview: Viera vs. East Lake

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2024, 2:19am

Preview: Viera vs. East Lake

The Viera Hawks have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the East Lake Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on February 28th. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

With a playoff game on the line, Viera rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They skirted past the Lions 2-1.

Gianna Buysse was the driving force of Viera's attack as she scored both of Viera's goals. With that big game she's now up to 19 goals this season.

Meanwhile, East Lake waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged Sunlake out 4-3. The high-flying offensive effort was a huge turnaround for East Lake considering their one-goal performance the match before.

Viera's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three matches. As for East Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-4 record this season.

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