Soccer Game Preview: Lakeside vs. Tri-Cities

The Lakeside Vikings will head out to square off against the Tri-Cities Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Vikings who were credited with the win on Tuesday. The Vikings got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Panthers' two.

Tri-Cities is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Drew Charter on Tuesday. Tri-Cities fell just short of Drew Charter by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by just one goal.

This is the second loss in a row for Tri-Cities and nudges their season record down to 1-4. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored six goals over those two contests. As for the Vikings, they now have a winning record of 4-3.