Lake Wales might've scored the first goal on Friday, but it was Matanzas who claimed the real prize. The Lake Wales Highlanders fell just short of the Matanzas Pirates by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Pirates are ranked 60th).
Martin Aguilar and Liam Tully scored both of Lake Wales' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Lake Wales' loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-8-1. As for Matanzas, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season.
Lake Wales does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Matanzas, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Nease at 5:30 p.m. on January 28th. Matanzas will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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