The Lower Richland Diamond Hornets will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Lakewood Gators at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in South Carolina (Lower Richland is ranked 100th, while Lakewood is ranked 86th).
Lower Richland fell victim to Crestwood's stalwart defense on Monday and couldn't make it onto the board. Their rough 5-0 defeat to the Knights might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They beat East Clarendon by a goal, winning 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Lakewood as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Abner Motika and
Michael Lynch, who scored all three of Lakewood's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Lower Richland now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lakewood, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
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