With a playoff win on the line, Lake Wales rose to the challenge on Monday. They put the hurt on the Mulberry Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win. The score was close at the half, but the Highlanders pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Martin Aguilar and Isaac Rivera scored all three of Lake Wales' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Highlanders
| 01/27/25 vs Mulberry | 3-0 |
| 01/15/25 vs Lake Region | 5-4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Davenport | 3-0 |
| 01/06/25 vs Haines City | 3-2 |
| 12/17/24 vs Discovery | 6-0 |
| 12/09/24 vs George Jenkins | 3-0 |
Lake Wales' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those six contests. As for Mulberry, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1.
Lake Wales will challenge Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Middleton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Lake Wales surely won't give up without a fight. Mulberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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