LAKELAND, Fla. – Warner took a lead into the half, but a late charge from the Fire left the Royals trailing by two.
 
The Royals were held by a stout Fire defense to just 5 shots in the game. One of the first shots found the net as Nick Diaz dribbled in a one on one matchup past the goalie. Warner held the 1-0 lead until the 59^th minute when Skylay Funk tied things up for the Fire. Southeastern then scored two more unanswered goals by Lucas Nishioka (67^th) and Paulos Beraki (82^nd) to eventually take the game away from the Royals by a final score of 1-3.
 
The Royals will bring things back to the Royals Soccer field on Wednesday facing Florida Memorial.