The Prairie Heights Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Lakeland Lakers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Prairie Heights' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Westview on Thursday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Warriors are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Lakeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of South Bend Riley by a score of 2-1.
Prairie Heights has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Prairie Heights' way against Lakeland when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Prairie Heights made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie Heights 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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