The Vanguard Knights will take on the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vanguard is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Crystal River a 2-0 shutout. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Pirates are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Weir had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Hurricanes by a score of 3-1.
Vanguard has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season. As for Lake Weir, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Vanguard took their victory against Lake Weir when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Vanguard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Weir turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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