The Lake Ridge Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Mansfield Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Ridge is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Lake Ridge's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Boswell by a score of 2-0. Two seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Ryder Rodriguez and Bryce Sampson scored both of Lake Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Mansfield's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Boswell. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lake Ridge's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Mansfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Lake Ridge beat Mansfield by a goal in their previous meeting back in January, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Ridge since the squad 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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