Lakeland is 10-0 against Antigo since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lakeland Thunderbirds will face off against the Antigo Red Robins at 4:00 p.m. Lakeland has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 18 goals over their last three matches.
Lakeland's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Medford 5-0. Give the Thunderbirds' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Antigo's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They came up short against Northland Pines, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Red Robins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Eagles are ranked 81st).
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for Antigo, they moved to 5-10 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Everything went Lakeland's way against Antigo in their previous meeting back in September, as Lakeland made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeland 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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