On Thursday Lumberton will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the West Bladen Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lumberton's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Seventy-First 8-0. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won five games by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Bladen waltzed into their matchup last Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Stallions 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
They hit South Columbus with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jonah Bryan,
Kevin Rojas-Rojas, and
Christopher Ramirez Labra.
Lumberton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4-1. As for West Bladen, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Lumberton's way against West Bladen when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Lumberton made off with a 6-1 win. In that contest, Lumberton amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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