Soccer Preview: Forest Park vs. Lovejoy
The Forest Park Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lovejoy Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Forest Park gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rockdale County a 4-0 shutout. The victory was just what Forest Park needed coming off of a 6-2 loss in their prior match.
They hit Rockdale County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bryan Hernandez (2),
Yahir Saldivar, and
Marvin Nandi.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy came into Wednesday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a goal and slipped past Mundy's Mill 2-1.
Forest Park's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Lovejoy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Forest Park skirted past Lovejoy 2-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Forest Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lovejoy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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