The Lecanto Panthers and the Citrus Hurricanes will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lecanto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Lecanto will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Weeki Wachee on Thursday. Everything went Lecanto's way against Weeki Wachee as Lecanto made off with a 5-1 win. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Weeki Wachee from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Citrus and Trinity Catholic combined for 23 shots on goal on Wednesday, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Hurricanes' first draw of the season.
Lecanto's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. Citrus' draw gives them a new season record of 6-4-1.
Lecanto was able to grind out a solid win over Citrus when the teams last played back in November, winning 4-2. Will Lecanto repeat their success, or does Citrus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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