Soccer Preview: Palmetto vs. Lakewood Ranch
Palmetto has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will venture away from home to take on the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Palmetto came up short against Riverview Sarasota and fell 4-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Rams: they've now lost eight in a row.
Ja'Lynn Sanders wasn't going to let Riverview Sarasota walk away unscathed as she scored both of Palmetto's goals, bringing her season total up to eight goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Lakewood Ranch made sure to put some goals up on the board against Venice on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 6-1 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Lakewood Ranch now has a winning record of 1-0-1. As for Palmetto, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Palmetto suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Lakewood Ranch in their previous meeting back in January of 2018. Can Palmetto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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