The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will take on the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leesburg has four straight victories, Lake Weir has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Leesburg's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Tavares. The Yellow Jackets' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
William Henderson was the driving force of Leesburg's attack as he scored both of Leesburg's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Lake Weir was not quite Belleview's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rattlers by a score of 1-0.
Leesburg's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matchups. As for Lake Weir, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
Leesburg came up short against Lake Weir when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 4-2. Can Leesburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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