Soccer Preview: Northridge vs. Wawasee
Northridge has gone 9-0 against Wawasee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Northridge Raiders will square off against the Wawasee Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northridge has seven straight wins, Wawasee has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Northridge's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Argos. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Argos from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Wawasee lost 8-1 to DeKalb on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Barons are ranked 81st).
Northridge's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1. As for Wawasee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Northridge's way against Wawasee when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Northridge made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northridge 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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