Lakeland is 1-7 against Indian River since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cavaliers will challenge the Braves at 7:00 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.
Lakeland fell victim to Western Branch and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Lakeland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Western Branch are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Indian River also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Grassfield on Tuesday, falling 8-0. The defeat continues a trend for Indian River in their meetings with Grassfield: they've now lost seven in a row.
Indian River's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Lakeland couldn't quite get it done against Indian River in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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