Soccer Preview: Taft vs. Lane Tech
Taft is 0-4 against Lane Tech since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Taft Eagles are on the road again to play the Lane Tech Champions at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Taft will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Maine East on Monday. Taft's defense stepped up to hand Maine East a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Taft's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Maine East with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maya Piotrowski,
Olivia Kennedy,
Aria Lipa, and
Ava Balmaseda.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 9-0 win. Lane Tech's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Taft now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Lane Tech, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Taft might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Lane Tech in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Taft avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
