Soccer Game Preview: Lakeland Preparatory on Home-Turf

The Lakeland Preparatory Lions will take on the Westview Chargers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Westview is hoping to do what Memphis Home Education Association couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Lakeland Preparatory's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lakeland Preparatory won by a goal and slipped past Memphis Home Education Association 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.

Ava Brennan and Kylie Davis scored both of Lakeland Preparatory's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.

Meanwhile, Westview gave up the first goal on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They beat Dyersburg by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Trojans are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win got Lakeland Preparatory back to even at 3-3. As for Westview, they pushed their record up to 6-2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Lakeland Preparatory came out on top in a nail-biter against Westview when the teams last played back in October of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will Lakeland Preparatory repeat their success, or does Westview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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