The Lawrence Free State Firebirds's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lawrence Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lawrence Free State's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Lawrence's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lawrence Free State is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Shawnee Mission North a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Firebirds considering their one-goal performance the game before.
They hit Shawnee Mission North with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Raleigh Jeter (2),
Trenton Cozadd, and
Caleb Huggins.
Meanwhile, Lawrence put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They beat Shawnee Mission Northwest by a goal, winning 1-0. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cougars are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawrence Free State's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lawrence, their win bumped their record up to 4-0-2.
Lawrence Free State skirted past Lawrence 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence Free State since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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