Soccer Game Preview: Lakeview Centennial vs. Garland

Lakeview Centennial is 1-9 against Garland since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lakeview Centennial Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garland Owls at 7:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Lakeview Centennial is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Rowlett, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 718th, while the Eagles are ranked 232nd).

Meanwhile, Garland fell victim to Wylie and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates.

Lakeview Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Garland, they dropped their record down to 9-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.