Soccer Preview: Lake vs. Rossford
Lake is 8-1-1 against Rossford since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lake Flyers will be staying on the road to face off against the Rossford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season.
Lake's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Pettisville. Travis Merrill was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Rossford fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Northwood 3-2. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one goal.
Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-1 record this season. As for Rossford, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9.
Everything went Lake's way against Rossford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Lake made off with an 11-1 victory. 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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