The Lakewood Gators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eau Claire Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in South Carolina (Lakewood is ranked 191st, while Eau Claire is ranked 207th).
Lakewood is is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Darlington who was credited with the victory. Darlington got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Lakewood's zero. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Lakewood couldn't quite close it out.
Abner Motika wasn't going to let Darlington walk away unscathed as he scored both of Lakewood's goals. With that big game he's now up to 21 goals this season.
Having struggled with 15 losses in a row, Eau Claire finally turned things around against Keenan on Monday. Eau Claire never let Keenan onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Eau Claire needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Eau Claire, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-15.
Lakewood suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Eau Claire in their previous meeting back in February. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lakewood was down 3-0.
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