Soccer Preview: Lower Lake vs. Middletown
Lower Lake is 1-9 against Middletown since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lower Lake Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Middletown Mustangs at 6:15 a.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lower Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Clear Lake, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Lower Lake was ranked 16th). Lower Lake came up short against Clear Lake on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Trojans' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Middletown was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Fort Bragg could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Lower Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1. Middletown's draw makes their record 6-8-1 this season.
Lower Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Middletown in their previous matchup on October 10th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lower Lake since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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