Soccer Game Preview: Eureka vs. Northwest

The Eureka Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Northwest Lions on Thursday. Northwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.

Northwest better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Eureka's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Eureka really gets things going. The Wildcats blew past Parkway South 5-2. The result was nothing new for Eureka, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Northwest challenged Seckman on Tuesday. The Lions walked away with a 3-1 win over the Jaguars. The victory was nothing new for Northwest as they're now sitting on three straight.

Northwest has now won eight of their last nine games on the road. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those road wins came by way of their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those nine games. As for Eureka, the victory improved their record to 10-5-1.