Soccer Preview: Naperville North vs. Metea Valley
Naperville North is 10-0 against Metea Valley since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Naperville North Huskies will challenge the Metea Valley Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Naperville North is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Naperville North's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Fremd as Naperville North made off with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Huskies have won five matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Fremd with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Anthony Flores (2),
Jaxon Stokes, and
Josh Pedersen.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Metea Valley was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Neuqua Valley could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
Naperville North pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Metea Valley's draw makes their record 6-4-1 this season.
Naperville North came out on top in a nail-biter against Metea Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naperville North 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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