The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will head out to face off against the Citrus Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leesburg will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
If Citrus heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Leesburg took over last week. Leesburg came out on top against Belleview by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Rattlers are ranked 428th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leesburg hit Belleview with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Beckham Gahret, Roberto Andrade, and Jesus Hernandez.
Meanwhile, Citrus had just enough and edged Belleview out 3-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Citrus pushed their record up to 8-4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four games. As for Leesburg, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1-1.
Everything went Leesburg's way against Citrus in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Leesburg made off with a 4-1 win. Does Leesburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Citrus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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