Soccer Preview: Lorain vs. Lake Ridge Academy
The Lorain Titans will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Ridge Academy Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lorain will be strutting in after a victory while Lake Ridge Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Lorain took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Garrett Morgan as Lorain made off with a 7-0 win. The match marked the Titans' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Lake Ridge Academy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of Christian Community by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Royals came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Warriors are ranked 353rd).
Lake Ridge Academy's goal came courtesy of
Luka Sergent-Mani, who's now up to six this season.
Lorain's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Lake Ridge Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.
Lorain came up short against Lake Ridge Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Lorain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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