Soccer Preview: Nansemond River vs. Lakeland
Nansemond River is 8-0 against Lakeland since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Nansemond River Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeland Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Nansemond River knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Lakeland likes a good challenge.
If Nansemond River beats Lakeland with four goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Nansemond River's way against Deep Creek on Tuesday as Nansemond River made off with a 4-0 win. Given Nansemond River's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while Deep Creek is ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, Lakeland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Hickory. The loss continues a trend for Lakeland in their matchups with Hickory: they've now lost five in a row.
Nansemond River's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Nansemond River's way against Lakeland in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Nansemond River made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nansemond River since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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