East Lake hasn't had much luck against Mitchell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Lake Eagles will square off against the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Largo a 4-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Mitchell made sure to put some goals up on the board against Hollins on Wednesday. They blew past the Royals 9-1. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Royals are ranked 427th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mitchell's offense was hitting Hollins from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Tyson Wallace led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Mitchell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those seven games. As for East Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
East Lake might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Mitchell in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can East Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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