The Lakers played 4A Douglas to a 1-1 tie in a nonleague game on the road Thursday.

After falling behind 1-0, North Tahoe senior Felipe Rodriguez scored the tying goal unassisted.

“The boys played well. It was very encouraging,” said North Tahoe coach Beto Alcaraz.

The Lakers are now 0-1-1 on the season after opening with a 2-0 loss at Nevada Union (Calif.) last Friday. They face another tough test at nationally ranked Jesuit (Calif.) on Saturday.

North Tahoe then returns home to host Placer (Calif.) on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. The Lakers begin league play at Sparks on Thursday, Sept. 9.

Stay tuned for a North Tahoe season preview in Wednesday's Sports & Outdoors.