Largo is 0-9-1 against East Lake since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Largo Packers will host the East Lake Eagles at 8:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Largo's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Countryside out 1-0. Given the Packers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Cougars are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Largo's one-goal win came courtesy of Jaylen Nicklaus, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for East Lake after they claimed the first goal on Wednesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell 3-1 to Osceola. The Eagles have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
East Lake's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Largo, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
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