Tavares and Leesburg are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but likely not for long. The Tavares Bulldogs will square off against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tavares is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mount Dora just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hurricanes, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, Leesburg hadn't done well against South Lake recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Leesburg never let South Lake onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The Yellow Jackets' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Jose Barajas and Beckham Gahret scored all three of Leesburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Leesburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five matches. As for Tavares, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Tavares might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Leesburg in their previous meeting back in November. Can Tavares avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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