Preview: Lake City vs. Darlington
Lake City is 5-0 against Darlington since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake City Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Darlington Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake City has five straight victories, Darlington has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lake City scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Marlboro County. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Lake City hit Marlboro County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
William Harrell (2),
Ian Howard,
Ethan Perez, and
Kaleb Rentz.
Meanwhile, Darlington's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crestwood. That's two games in a row now that Darlington has lost by exactly two goals.
The victory got Lake City back to even at 5-5-1. As for Darlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Lake City's way against Darlington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Lake City made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake City 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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