The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars will face off against the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Academy of the Holy Names is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cocoa Beach a 4-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for the Jaguars as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Bella Falcon and Abby Doyle scored all four of Academy of the Holy Names' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Lake Highland Prep made sure to put some goals up on the board against The Villages Charter on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Buffalo as they made off with a 7-0 win. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Buffalo are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Highland Prep is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 12-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Academy of the Holy Names, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2-3.
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