The East Lake Eagles will face off against the Springstead Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Lake sitting on five straight victories and Springstead on seven.
Springstead better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when East Lake really get things going. East Lake was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Dunedin on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won four games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Dunedin with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zane Larsen (2),
Dominik Aviles Garcia, and
Liam Massengale.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Springstead sidestepped The Villages Charter for a 2-1 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Buffalo are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Lake's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those three matchups. As for Springstead, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
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