Soccer Preview: East Noble vs. Fort Wayne North Side
The East Noble Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Fort Wayne North Side Legends at 11:00 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Noble and Northridge met for a duel on Tuesday where East Noble couldn't get it done. East Noble lost 9-2 to Northridge. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Raiders are ranked 20th).
Averi Amstutz wasn't going to let Northridge walk away unscathed as she scored both of East Noble's goals, bringing her season total up to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Fort Wayne North Side's offense. They came up short against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Legends in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost six in a row.
East Noble has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-5-1 record this season. As for Fort Wayne North Side, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
East Noble took their victory against Fort Wayne North Side when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Noble 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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