The Land O' Lakes Gators will head out to challenge the King Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Land O' Lakes came up short against Wiregrass Ranch and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Bulls are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, King was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 4-2 to Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate. The game was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but the Lions couldn't quite close it out.
MOEMIN BOUAZIZI and JOSHUA HELME scored both of King's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Land O' Lakes and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-1.
Land O' Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against King in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will Land O' Lakes repeat their success, or does King have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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