Soccer Game Preview: Lakewood vs. Marlboro County

By Team Reports Mar 16, 2024, 7:09am

Preview: Lakewood vs. Marlboro County

The Lakewood Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Marlboro County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.

Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lakewood had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Lake City. It was the first time this season that Lakewood let down their fans at home.

They hit Lake City with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Abner Motika, Chris Flores, and Dagon Iwanczenko.

Meanwhile, Marlboro County took on Darlington in their season opener and it was just the start the team was looking for. Marlboro County beat Darlington by a goal, winning 1-0.

Lakewood's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Marlboro County, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.

Lakewood came up short against Marlboro County when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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