The Blue Ridge Raiders will challenge the Lakeland Chiefs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Blue Ridge took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Carbondale Area onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Raiders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Lakeland scored the most goals they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Western Wayne by a score of 6-5. The Chiefs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Ridge's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Blue Ridge took their victory against Lakeland when the teams last played back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Blue Ridge repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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