The Lakeland Preparatory Lions will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Memphis Rise Academy at 5:00 p.m. Lakeland Preparatory is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Lakeland Preparatory kept a clean sheet against Memphis East. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 1-0. The win was just what Lakeland Preparatory needed coming off of a 9-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Adam Atkinson, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Memphis Rise Academy was forced to settle for a draw. They and Crosstown finished up their game with a 2-2 draw.
Lakeland Preparatory's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three matches. Meanwhile, Memphis Rise Academy's record is now 5-2-1.
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