The Springstead Eagles will take on the Lecanto Panthers in a holiday battle at at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Springstead is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals last Monday, they were much more limited against Cypress Creek on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Coyotes. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Coyotes are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Lecanto entered their tilt with Leesburg on Monday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Yellow Jackets an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won seven matchups by more than four goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Leesburg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from GABRIELLA MALMBERG (3), BIANCA REED (3), and PEYTON DISON (2).
Lecanto pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those five games. As for Springstead, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Springstead took their victory against Lecanto in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2. In that contest, Springstead amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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