Soccer Preview: Lakeland vs. West Noble
Lakeland is 0-10 against West Noble since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Lakeland Lakers will challenge the West Noble Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lakeland is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Westview, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Warriors are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Noble, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was West Noble who was credited with the win on Thursday. West Noble got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Westview's two.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for West Noble, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Lakeland suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to West Noble in their previous meeting back in September. Can Lakeland 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
