Silsbee is 2-8 against Lumberton since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Silsbee Tigers will square off against the Lumberton Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Silsbee faced off against Bridge City on Friday. Silsbee came up short against Bridge City, falling 4-1. The match was a close 2-1 at the break, but unfortunately for the Tigers it sure didn't stay that way.
Meanwhile, Lumberton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 13-5-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those six games. As for Silsbee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Silsbee might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Lumberton when the teams last played back in February. Can Silsbee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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