Soccer Game Preview: Lewisburg vs. DeSoto Central

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Away	1-0 W
12/12/23 - Home	1-1 T
01/12/23 - Away	1-0 W
12/12/22 - Home	3-0 W
01/13/22 - Away	0-0 T
+ 5 more games

Lewisburg has gone 9-1 against DeSoto Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lewisburg Patriots will take on the DeSoto Central Jaguars in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. Lewisburg is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.

Lewisburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Southaven, who was ranked 25th at the time (Lewisburg was ranked second). Lewisburg came out on top against Southaven by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.

Henry Gaschk and Miller Lashlee scored both of Lewisburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.

Meanwhile, DeSoto Central fought the good fight in their overtime match against Hernando on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Lewisburg's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. As for DeSoto Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Lewisburg came out on top in a nail-biter against DeSoto Central when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 1-0. Does Lewisburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeSoto Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.