Soccer Game Preview: Lakeside vs. Seattle Academy

The Lakeside Lions will face off against the Seattle Academy Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Lakeside's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Seattle Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

If Lakeside beats Seattle Academy with five goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Lions blew past Chief Sealth 5-2 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Lakeside, who have now won three matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Seattle Academy had just enough and edged out O'Dea 3-2 on Tuesday.

The victory got Lakeside back to even at 4-4-1. As for Seattle Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-5-1.