Lecanto entered their tilt with Crystal River on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Crystal River Pirates. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Pirates are ranked 524th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lecanto hit Crystal River with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Logan Russell,
Alexander Paul, and
Ethan Alvarado.
Lecanto's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Crystal River, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Lecanto will challenge Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Lecanto likes a good challenge. As for Crystal River, they and Vanguard are set to duel on Thursday. Vanguard's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Crystal River's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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