Soccer Preview: Lakeside vs. Jefferson Area
The Lakeside Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the Jefferson Area Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lakeside's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Chardon on Saturday. They came up short against the Hilltoppers, falling 5-0.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 7-1 to Kirtland. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Hornets are ranked 34th).
Lakeside now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Jefferson Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Lakeside suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Jefferson Area in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lakeside was down 4-0.
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