Soccer Game Preview: Owings Mills vs. Lansdowne

The Owings Mills Golden Eagles will challenge the Lansdowne Vikings on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Owings Mills had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt Chesapeake last Wednesday. The Golden Eagles were the clear victors by a 6-2 margin over the Bay Hawks. Considering Owings Mills have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Lansdowne rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Rams 4-1.

Owings Mills' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those six matchups. As for Lansdowne, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

Owings Mills took their victory against Lansdowne in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 6-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.