The Lakeside Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Medical Lake Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Lakeside took a three-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Northwest Christian School, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Crusaders 5-4. It was an even better day for Noah Merrill as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Medical Lake had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 6-1 margin over the Crimson Hawks. Considering Medical Lake have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lakeside's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three games. As for Medical Lake, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Lakeside might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Medical Lake when the teams last played back in April. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 3-0.
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