The Lakewood Rangers will take on the Avon Lake Shoremen in a tournament on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakewood barely beat North Olmsted the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rangers never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Lakewood hit North Olmsted with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from LAWRENCE MOORE (2), CONNER KLEIN, and CONNOR SEFCHICK.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake's matchup on Wednesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Olmsted Falls as they made off with a 5-1 win. Avon Lake might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by three goals or more this season.
Avon Lake pushed their record up to 16-1-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Lakewood, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
Lakewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Rangers repeat their success, or do the Shoremen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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