Lakeland is 9-0-1 against Lake Gibson since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will challenge the Lake Gibson Braves at 8:00 p.m. Lakeland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Fort Meade 6-0 on Monday. Considering the Dreadnaughts have won three games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Fort Meade from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Cadence Jackson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Lake Gibson fell victim to George Jenkins and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 5-0. The loss continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three matchups. As for Lake Gibson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Lakeland took their victory against Lake Gibson when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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