The Gateway Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the East Lee County Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Gateway is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Barron Collier on Tuesday. The Eagles fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Gateway came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Barron Collier are ranked 336th).
Meanwhile, East Lee County had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Gators. East Lee County better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Calvo Jhon, as he scored every single goal for his team.
The victory got East Lee County back to even at 7-7. As for Gateway, their loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5-4.
Gateway came out on top in a nail-biter against East Lee County in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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