The Deer Lakes Lancers will square off against the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Deer Lakes is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Yough a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Lancers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Keystone Oaks' and Bishop Canevin's match on Thursday was close at halftime, but Keystone Oaks turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Keystone Oaks blew past Bishop Canevin 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Deer Lakes' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3-2. As for Keystone Oaks, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Deer Lakes beat Keystone Oaks by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Lakes 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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