The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will face off against the Spruce Creek Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Lake Highland Prep's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They came out on top against Bishop Moore by a score of 2-0. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Hornets are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lael Hill and
Riley Bassin scored both of Lake Highland Prep's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Spruce Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Gainesville last Friday. The Hawks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Lake Highland Prep pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Spruce Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Lake Highland Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Spruce Creek in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Highland Prep since the squad 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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