Soccer Preview: Northwest vs. Schuyler
The Northwest Vikings will challenge the Schuyler Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Northwest was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Northwest who was credited with the victory. Northwest got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Aurora's four.
In what's become a running theme this season, Schuyler gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let Lakeview onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Schuyler as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Lakeview from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jose Cruz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for six goals all by himself.
Northwest now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Schuyler, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Schuyler in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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