Soccer Preview: Northwestern vs. Western
Northwestern and Western are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Western Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwestern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Marion a 5-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Western made sure to put some goals up on the board against Peru on Tuesday. They blew past the Tigers 5-1. The win was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Northwestern is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-2.
Northwestern took their win against Western when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Western have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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