The George Jenkins Eagles will take on the Lake Region Thunder in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with George Jenkins sitting on three straight victories and Lake Region on six.
George Jenkins' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pasco as George Jenkins made off with a 3-0 win. The Eagles' winning goal came courtesy of Gorgonio Torres.
Meanwhile, Lake Region hadn't done well against Mulberry recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lake Region won by a goal and slipped past Mulberry 4-3. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Panthers are ranked 498th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Region's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three matchups. As for George Jenkins, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
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