Soccer Game Preview: Durand vs. Lakeville

The Durand Railroaders will take on the Lakeville Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Durand is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Ovid-Elsie, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Durand can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 426th, while Ovid-Elsie are ranked 190th).

Meanwhile, Lakeville fell victim to More Academy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Crusaders. Lakeville have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Durand's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Lakeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-2.

Durand skirted past Lakeville 1-0 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Railroaders repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.