Soccer Preview: Lakota West vs. Hamilton
Lakota West has gone 7-0-1 against Hamilton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lakota West Firebirds will head out to square off against the Hamilton Big Blue at 7:15 p.m. Lakota West will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Lakota West gave up the first goal last Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Xavier 2-1. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Bombers are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hamilton managed to keep up with Oak Hills until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hamilton lost 4-0 to Oak Hills. The Big Blue haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lakota West's victory bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-2.
Everything went Lakota West's way against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Lakota West made off with a 6-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakota West since the team 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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