Soccer Game Preview: Sports Leadership & Management vs. Lakeside Christian

The Sports Leadership & Management Spartans will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Lakeside Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

Sports Leadership & Management is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against Bell Creek Academy back in December of 2024. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Panthers an easy 4-1 victory.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakeside Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They skirted past Bayshore Christian 5-4. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.

They hit Bayshore Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Patrick Arledge (2), Jeremiah Spagnolo, Tanner Fripp, and Matias Mery.

Sports Leadership & Management's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-1. As for Lakeside Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.