Soccer Preview: Houston County vs. Northside
Houston County is 9-1 against Northside since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Houston County Bears will head out on the road to take on the Northside Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Houston County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Houston County fell victim to Tift County and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Houston County came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Tift County is ranked 271st).
Meanwhile, Northside kept a clean sheet against Bleckley County on Monday. They blew past the Royals 5-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Northside considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
They hit Bleckley County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Miles Hambrick (2),
Noe Yanez-robles,
Deonta Price, and
Ronal Najera.
Houston County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Northside, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-1.
Houston County came out on top in a nail-biter against Northside in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston County since the team 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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