The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will take on the Lennard Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lakewood Ranch sitting on three straight wins and Lennard on six.
Last Thursday, Lakewood Ranch earned a 3-1 victory over North Port. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Bobcats are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lennard walked away with it. They never let the Hurricanes onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Wednesday. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by four goals or more this season.
Lakewood Ranch has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those six matchups. As for Lennard, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Everything went Lakewood Ranch's way against Lennard when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Lakewood Ranch made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood Ranch 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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