The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will venture away from home to take on the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lakeland's offense. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting McKeel Academy an easy 6-0 victory. The Dreadnaughts have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Winter Haven had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Yellow Jackets a 1-0 shutout. The Blue Devils' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Brianna Woodruff, who's now up to 13 this season.
Winter Haven pushed their record up to 6-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three games. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-1.
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