Soccer Game Preview: Deep Creek vs. Lakeland

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Previous Games

04/23/24 - Home	4-1 W
05/11/23 - Away	7-0 W
05/12/22 - Home	8-11 L
04/23/19 - Home	8-0 W
04/26/18 - Away	4-2 W
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Deep Creek is 7-1 against Lakeland since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Hornets will head out to face off against the Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Deep Creek fell victim to Oscar Smith and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Tigers. The defeat continues a trend for Deep Creek in their meetings with Oscar Smith: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, Lakeland's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Indian River. Lakeland have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Deep Creek's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.

Deep Creek took their win against Lakeland when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.