Soccer Game Preview: Lake Gibson vs. Lakeland + Official Tickets

Braves

Goals

12/15/25 @ Ridge Community	3
12/11/25 vs South Lake	4
12/03/25 vs Frostproof	1
12/01/25 vs Lake Region	3
11/20/25 vs Strawberry Crest	1
+ 6 more games

Lake Gibson is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts in a holiday battle at 8:00 p.m. Lake Gibson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.

Lake Gibson had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Ridge Community on Monday. The Braves never let the Bolts get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Lake Gibson's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Ridge Community are ranked 389th).

Hagen Booth and Esteban Figueroa scored all three of Lake Gibson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.

Meanwhile, Auburndale kept up with Lakeland until halftime on Monday, but afterwards: not so much. The Dreadnaughts blew past the Bloodhounds 4-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Lakeland's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Lakeland's victory ended a four-match drought on the road and puts them at 5-5-1. As for Lake Gibson, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.

Lake Gibson skirted past Lakeland 1-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.