Soccer Game Preview: Paideia vs. Lakeside

The Paideia Pythons will start their season against the Lakeside Vikings. Kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

Lakeside is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Pace Academy 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.

Their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.

As for Paideia, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they had a phenomenal run, finishing with a superb 15-3 record.

Paideia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lakeside in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Paideia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.