The Darlington Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Lakewood Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Darlington's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Darlington's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crestwood. That's two games in a row now that Darlington has lost by exactly two goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Zi'reon Shannon, which was the first he's scored this season.
While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Lakewood who was credited with the win. Lakewood got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Marlboro County's zero. Lakewood found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Abner Motika and Michael Lynch were both handed yellow cards.
Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lakewood, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Darlington beat Lakewood 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Darlington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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