Lakewood Ranch has gone 10-0 against Manatee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will welcome the Manatee Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. Lakewood Ranch is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Last Wednesday, Lakewood Ranch made easy work of Riverview Sarasota and carried off a 6-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Riverview Sarasota with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Broden Beorlegui (3),
Paolo Morales (2), and
Nicholas Desouza.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Manatee was forced to settle for a draw. They and Southeast finished up their matchup with a 2-2 draw on Friday.
Manatee used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Southeast. Aurelius Pena played for 65 minutes having averaged 42.5 this season and Axel Felix got 85 vs. an average of 56.7. Pena made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Lakewood Ranch pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five contests. With that draw, Manatee's record moves to 6-2-1.
Everything went Lakewood Ranch's way against Manatee in their previous matchup back in November, as Lakewood Ranch made off with a 4-0 victory. Does Lakewood Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manatee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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