The Lakeland Christian Vikings will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Jupiter Christian Eagles at 5:45 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lakeland Christian sitting on seven straight wins and Jupiter Christian on four.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lakeland Christian walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Lakeland Christian's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ella Williams and
K.j. Straub, who scored both of Lakeland Christian's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 29 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Jupiter Christian can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past All Saints' Academy 4-0. Jupiter Christian's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3-1 record this season. As for Jupiter Christian, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Everything went Lakeland Christian's way against Jupiter Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Lakeland Christian made off with a 7-0 win. Will Lakeland Christian repeat their success, or does Jupiter Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
