Soccer Game Preview: Lumberton vs. Salado

The Lumberton Raiders will square off against the Salado Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lumberton sitting on seven straight wins and Salado on six.

Lumberton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over La Vega.

Lumberton hit La Vega with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Andrew Hansen (2), Erik Beltran, and Wes Stewart.

Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Salado ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Navasota a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Salado were the better team in the second half.

Salado pushed their record up to 21-3-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Lumberton, their win bumped their record up to 17-5-2.