Lake Wales lost against McKeel Academy back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lake Wales Highlanders came up short against the McKeel Academy Wildcats, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 30th).
Lake Wales dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for McKeel Academy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Wales will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Discovery at 6:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. As for McKeel Academy, they will be home for the holidays to greet Lakeland at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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