The Lake Wales Highlanders will challenge the Merritt Island Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Wales is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Brandon a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Sara Castro and Aryn Rogers scored both of Lake Wales' goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island won against Rockledge last Friday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. Merritt Island walked away with a 3-1 win over Satellite. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly two goals.
Lake Wales' victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Merritt Island, they now have a winning record of 6-5-3.
Lake Wales suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Merritt Island in their previous matchup back in January of 2016. Can Lake Wales avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
