Lakewood hasn't had much luck against Rosewood recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Lakewood Leopards will challenge the Rosewood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakewood took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Neuse Charter 5-1. The result was nothing new for the Leopards, who have now won six matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rosewood kept a clean sheet against North Duplin on Monday. They skirted past the Rebels 1-0. The Eagles wouldn't have won without Ian Smith, who scored the game-winner.
Lakewood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. As for Rosewood, their win bumped their record up to 4-9-1.
Lakewood skirted past Rosewood 4-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakewood 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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