The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will square off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakewood Ranch will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Palmetto on Monday. Lakewood Ranch blew past Palmetto 4-1. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Cardinal Mooney sidestepped Manatee for a 2-1 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakewood Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four contests. As for Cardinal Mooney, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-2.
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