Soccer Recap: Lakewood Ranch Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

02/04/25 vs Charlotte	8
01/24/25 vs Lennard	7
12/17/24 vs Lemon Bay	5
11/19/24 vs Tampa Catholic	5
11/12/24 vs Venice	5

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lakewood Ranch walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 11 games by three goals or more so far this season.

The victory (which was Lakewood Ranch's sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six contests. As for Charlotte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-3-4.

Lakewood Ranch didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 5-0 win against Palmetto Ridge on the 7th. Charlotte does not have any more games scheduled as of now.