Soccer Preview: Northeast vs. Portland
The Northeast Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Portland Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portland is hoping to do on Friday what Kenwood couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Northeast's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northeast beat Kenwood by a goal, winning 4-3.
Meanwhile, Portland has not done well against White House recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Portland blew past White House 10-1. With Portland ahead 5-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting White House from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Brayan Figueroa led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by himself.
Northeast now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Portland, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-1.
Northeast was able to grind out a solid victory over Portland when the teams last played back in March of 2019, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast 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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