The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to challenge the Belleview Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Belleview is hoping to do what Lake Weir couldn't on Friday: put an end to Leesburg's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Leesburg never let Lake Weir onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Yellow Jackets' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of William Henderson, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Belleview's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Lake Weir out 1-0.
Leesburg pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five contests. As for Belleview, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6-1.
Everything went Leesburg's way against Belleview when the teams last played back in November, as Leesburg made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leesburg since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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