Soccer Preview: Lancaster vs. South Pointe
Lancaster has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the South Pointe Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Lancaster fell victim to a tough 5-2 defeat at the hands of Northwestern. That's two games in a row now that Lancaster has lost by exactly three goals.
Kevin Cruz and
Steven Pineda did their best for Lancaster and scored both of Lancaster's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, South Pointe was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-0 walloping at the hands of Catawba Ridge. While losing is never fun, South Pointe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Catawba Ridge is ranked 13th).
Lancaster has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for South Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Lancaster took their victory against South Pointe in their previous matchup on March 12th by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lancaster since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
