Soccer Preview: Lake vs. Pettisville
The Lake Flyers will venture away from home to square off against the Pettisville Blackbirds at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Lake made easy work of Otsego and carried off a 5-1 win. Travis Merrill was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Pettisville kept a clean sheet against Liberty Center on Thursday. They beat the Tigers by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Blackbirds were the better team in the second half.
Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season. As for Pettisville, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6.
Everything went Lake's way against Pettisville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Lake made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake 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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