Soccer Preview: Northside vs. Amundsen
The Northside Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Amundsen Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northside is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 5-0 to Taft. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 286th, while Taft is ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Amundsen unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 7-2 to Lane Tech. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Amundsen was already down 5-1.
Raisa Yuille wasn't going to let Lane Tech walk away unscathed as she scored both of Amundsen's goals, her season total up to 22 goals.
Northside's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Amundsen, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Northside suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Amundsen in their previous matchup back in March. Will Northside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
