The Lakeside Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the West Forsyth Wolverines at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Lakeside barely beat Evans the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Lakeside blew past Evans 6-2 on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand North Forsyth a 6-0 shutout. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Raiders are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Forsyth's offense was hitting North Forsyth from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Abby Batts led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Lakeside pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three contests. As for West Forsyth, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Lakeside couldn't quite get it done against West Forsyth in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can Lakeside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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