The matchup between Lewisburg and Saltillo on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Lewisburg Patriots' defense stepped up to hand the Saltillo Tigers an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Patriots have won four games by more than four goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Saltillo from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Miller Lashlee led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The win for Lewisburg keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those six matches. As for Saltillo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2-1.
Lewisburg will square off against Madison Central on Saturday. Lewisburg's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Madison Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Saltillo, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Itawamba Agricultural at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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