The Lake Flyers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Defiance Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Lake earned a 3-1 victory over Oak Harbor. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Rockets are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Travis Merrill and
Greyson Reed scored all three of Lake's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Defiance kept a clean sheet against Lincolnview on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Lancers.
Lake's record now sits at 3-0-1. As for Defiance, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Lake took their win against Defiance in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake since the squad 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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