Northeast is 8-1 against Lakewood since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northeast Vikings and the Lakewood Spartans are set to duel. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Northeast's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Wiregrass Ranch on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulls by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Bulls are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Hollins, falling 8-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Spartans were already down 4-1.
Northeast dropped their record down to 6-3-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5-1.
Everything went Northeast's way against Lakewood when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Northeast made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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