Soccer Preview: Northwestern vs. Marion
On Tuesday Northwestern will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Marion Giants at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Northwestern's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last six matches.
Northwestern's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Eastern 7-0. Considering the Tigers have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Eastern from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Izabella Arrick led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Marion lost 7-1 to Huntington North on Wednesday.
Northwestern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
Everything went Northwestern's way against Marion in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as Northwestern made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern 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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