With a playoff game on the line, Lake Ridge rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Midway Panthers out 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given Lake Ridge's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Midway is ranked 84th).
The victory got Lake Ridge back to even at 10-10-2. As for Midway, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7-2.
Lake Ridge will face off against Wylie East on Thursday. Wylie East is coming into the game with nine straight wins on the road, so Lake Ridge will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Midway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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