Soccer Preview: Lakota West vs. New Albany
The Lakota West Firebirds will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the New Albany Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Lakota West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Lakota West gave up the first goal last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Sycamore. Darcy Bittlinger had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Firebirds.
Meanwhile, New Albany didn't have quite enough to beat Hilliard Bradley on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakota West's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for New Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Lakota West's way against New Albany in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Lakota West made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakota West 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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