Soccer Preview: Lakeland Preparatory vs. Memphis East
On Thursday Lakeland Preparatory will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the Memphis East Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Lakeland Preparatory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Middle College a 9-0 shutout. Considering the Lions have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Middle College from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Ava Brennan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Memphis East hadn't done well against Crosstown recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Memphis East narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Crosstown 1-0. Give the Mustangs' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Lakeland Preparatory pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Memphis East, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Everything went Lakeland Preparatory's way against Memphis East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Lakeland Preparatory made off with a 5-0 win. Will Lakeland Preparatory repeat their success, or does Memphis East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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