Palmetto Ridge and Lakewood Ranch squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Palmetto Ridge had to settle for second. They came up short against the Lakewood Ranch Mustangs, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Mustangs are ranked 26th).
Palmetto Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 11-5-1. As for Lakewood Ranch, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season.
Palmetto Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakewood Ranch, they will face off against East Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Lake comes in on five and Lakewood Ranch on seven.
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