Lakeland and Lake Wales are an even 3-3-1 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Wales better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lakeland really get things going. Lakeland's defense stepped up to hand Bartow a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Dreadnaughts' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales earned a 2-0 victory over Bartow on Monday.
Breanna McQuillen and
Aryn Rogers scored both of Lake Wales' goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
The win got Lake Wales back to even at 1-1. As for Lakeland, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Lakeland beat Lake Wales by a goal in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 3-2. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Lake Wales have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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