Lakeland hasn't had much luck against DeKalb recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lakeland Lakers will take on the DeKalb Barons at 5:30 p.m.
Lakeland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 goals last Saturday, they were much more limited against East Noble on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Knights.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DeKalb). They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on Monday. The score was close at the half, but the Barons pulled away in the second half with three goals.
Jenna Schoenherr and
Kyla Kjendalen scored all four of DeKalb's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for DeKalb, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Lakeland beat DeKalb by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland 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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