DeSoto Central hasn't had much luck against Lewisburg recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The DeSoto Central Jaguars will be home for the holidays to greet the Lewisburg Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
DeSoto Central fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Hernando on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Jaguars haven't been shut out since back in November.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Chargers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Chargers are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Henry Gaschk and Miller Lashlee scored both of Lewisburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Lewisburg pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those seven matchups. As for DeSoto Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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