The Osceola Kowboys will challenge the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Osceola has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 21 goals over their last three contests.
Osceola's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 8-0 win. The Kowboys might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland lost 8-2 to Frostproof on Wednesday. Reyeker Bradford was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Talon Mundo and Ian Acevedo scored both of Lakeland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those five matches. As for Lakeland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12-2 record this season.
Osceola was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeland when the teams last played back in December of 2017, winning 4-2. Will Osceola repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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