Soccer Game Preview: Lorena vs. Hardin-Jefferson

The Lorena Leopards will challenge the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Lorena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Columbia by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lorena.

Meanwhile, Hardin-Jefferson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for Hardin-Jefferson, who have now won 12 games by three goals or more so far this season.

Hardin-Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 16-6-3. As for Lorena, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.

Lorena came out on top in a nail-biter against Hardin-Jefferson when the teams last played back in April of 2018, sneaking past 1-0. Will Lorena repeat their success, or does Hardin-Jefferson has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.