The Evans Knights will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Lakeside Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Lakeside will be up against a hot Evans squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Evans came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Greenbrier. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Lakeside ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Effingham County. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one goal.
Adam Pitts and Ethan Kirk scored both of Lakeside's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Evans pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five contests. As for Lakeside, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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