The Lake Nona Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Ocoee Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Nona will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Lake Nona is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Horizon that saw the pair combine for 22 shots on goal. Lake Nona skirted past Horizon 3-2. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Hernan Pineda was handed one for the Lions, while the Hawks got theirs courtesy of Rafa Guerra.
Enzzo Moncorvo and
Arthur Maranhao scored all three of Lake Nona's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Ocoee and West Orange met for a duel on Tuesday where Ocoee had to make due with a tie. Ocoee and West Orange finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Knights happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
With that draw, Ocoee's record moves to 4-0-2. As for Lake Nona, their win bumped their record up to 3-0-1.
Lake Nona came out on top in a nail-biter against Ocoee in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, sneaking past 2-1. Will Lake Nona repeat their success, or does Ocoee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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