Soccer Recap: North Branch Comes Up Short

North Branch entered their contest against Cloquet on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Vikings fell just short of the Lumberjacks by a score of 2-1. North Branch were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cloquet apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.

North Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-5. As for Cloquet, their win bumped their record up to 5-0-1.

North Branch has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Cambridge-Isanti on the 22nd. As for Cloquet, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 5-3 win against Grand Rapids on the 23rd.