The Gainesville Leopards are taking a road trip to square off against the Henderson Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Gainesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against A Plus Academy, sneaking past 3-2. The result kept Gainesville happy, as they haven't lost a game since February 4th.
Ethan Torres and Cesar De La Rosa scored all three of Gainesville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, Henderson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over the Yellowjackets. Considering Henderson have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gainesville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those 11 games. Henderson pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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