The Lakeview Bulldogs will head out to face off against the South Range Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Range has given up an average of 3.1 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Coming off a road loss, Lakeview was happy to be home on Monday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over McKinley.
Meanwhile, South Range fell victim to Poland Seminary and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, South Range can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 506th, while Poland Seminary are ranked 176th).
Lakeview has been performing well recently, winning four of their last five matchups. That's given a healthy boost to their 7-4-3 record this season. Those wins came by way of their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five games. As for South Range, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1.
Lakeview took their victory against South Range in their most recent meeting on September 14th by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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