Soccer Game Preview: Newport vs. Lakeside

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 11:02am

Soccer Preview: Newport vs. Lakeside

Newport is 0-10 against Lakeside since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newport Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Lakeside Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Washington (Newport is ranked 257th, while Lakeside is ranked 234th).

Newport is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-2 walloping at the hands of Medical Lake.

Jaden Totland and Cooper Ericksen did their best for Newport and scored both of Newport's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.

Meanwhile, Lakeside fell victim to Rogers and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 1-0. Lakeside has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Newport's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Newport might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lakeside in their previous matchup back in March. Can Newport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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