The Lakeview Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Hubbard Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lakeview took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Jefferson Area an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Bulldogs' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting Jefferson Area from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Aidan Barnot led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Hubbard made sure to put some goals up on the board against McKinley last Thursday. They blew past the Red Dragons 8-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Red Dragons are ranked 534th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeview's victory bumped their record up to 10-6-1. As for Hubbard, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-3 record this season.
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