The Lake Wales Highlanders will face off against the Mulberry Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Wales is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Things were looking good for Lake Wales after they put the first points on the board last Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Matanzas by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Pirates are ranked 65th).
Martin Aguilar and Liam Tully scored both of Lake Wales' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Mulberry rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Chargers an 8-0 shutout. That eight goal margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Mulberry has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-10-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five matchups. As for Lake Wales, they dropped their record down to 8-8-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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