The Mitchell Mustangs and the Land O' Lakes Gators will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mitchell sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Wiregrass Ranch. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Bulls are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes kept a clean sheet against Zephyrhills on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with an 8-0 win. Considering the Gators have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Zephyrhills from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Leilani Campbell led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Land O' Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five contests. As for Mitchell, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-3-1.
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