Soccer Preview: Lumberton vs. Royal
Lumberton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Royal Falcons on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lumberton had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand Livingston a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Lumberton's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Livingston with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andrew Hansen (2),
Santi Troncoso, and
Luke Cody.
Meanwhile, Royal had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Brahmans with a sharp 5-1 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 15-4-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those eight matches. As for Royal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8-3 record this season.
Lumberton came out on top in a nail-biter against Royal in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Lumberton repeat their success, or does Royal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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