The Lakeside Lancers will head out to challenge the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakeside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Lakeside was able to grind out a solid victory over Perris, taking the game 3-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lancers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Panthers are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, Heritage's and Rancho Christian's matchup on Thursday was close at halftime, but Heritage turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Everything went Heritage's way against Rancho Christian as Heritage made off with a 6-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Patriots needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Heritage picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-11-3. As for Lakeside, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Lakeside suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Lakeside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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