Soccer Game Preview: Lake Worth vs. Decatur

By Team Reports Feb 29, 2024, 3:26am

Preview: Lake Worth vs. Decatur

After three games on the road, Lake Worth is heading back home. They will take on the Decatur Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake Worth's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Last Tuesday, Lake Worth and Bridgeport finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.

Meanwhile, Decatur had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 goals), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Castleberry 2-1. Given Decatur's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Castleberry is ranked 531st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

With that draw, Lake Worth's record moves to 5-10-3. As for Decatur, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.

Lake Worth suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Decatur when the teams last played on February 9th. Will Lake Worth have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.

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