Soccer Game Preview: Wilson vs. Lakewood

Tigers

Goals

04/02/25 @ Lower Richland	5
04/01/25 vs Darlington	5
03/26/25 @ Lake City	3
03/25/25 vs South Florence	3
03/18/25 vs Crestwood	1
+ 3 more games

The Wilson Tigers will square off against the Lakewood Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.

If Wilson beats Lakewood with five goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over Lower Richland on Wednesday. Sam Floyd was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakewood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Crestwood a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Lakewood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three contests. As for Wilson, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

Everything went Wilson's way against Lakewood in their previous matchup back in March, as Wilson made off with a 6-1 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.