Soccer Game Preview: King vs. Blake

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Previous 3 Games

01/18/19 - Home	7-2 W
01/20/15 - Neutral	7-4 W
12/15/14 - Away	5-3 W

King has gone 3-0 against Blake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The King Lions will take on the Blake Yellow Jackets at 8:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

King is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Gaither on Tuesday. King took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gaither. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now lost three in a row.

MAHMOUD JNIAT and FEDGINALD ZIDOR scored both of King's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.

Meanwhile, Blake didn't have quite enough to beat Spoto on Tuesday and fell 4-3. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

King's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1. As for Blake, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

King took their win against Blake when the teams last played back in January of 2019 by a conclusive 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for King since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.