Soccer Preview: Middletown vs. Lakota East
Middletown hasn't had much luck against Lakota East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Middletown Middies will look to defend their home pitch against the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 7:15 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Middletown's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lakota West on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Firebirds. While losing is never fun, the Middies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Firebirds are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Lakota East was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They came up short against St. Xavier, falling 4-0. The Thunderhawks haven't had much luck with the Bombers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Middletown now has a losing record at 5-6-4. As for Lakota East, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-3.
Middletown suffered a grim 7-2 defeat to Lakota East when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Middletown was down 6-0.
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