Lakeland is 0-8 against Nansemond River since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lakeland Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nansemond River Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 211th, while Nansemond River is ranked 29th).
Lakeland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Hickory on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Nansemond River put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Deep Creek a 4-0 shutout. Give Nansemond River's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Nansemond River, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
Lakeland suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Nansemond River in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Lakeland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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