Soccer Game Preview: Northside - Jacksonville vs. J.H. Rose

Northside - Jacksonville hasn't had much luck against J.H. Rose recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Monarchs will take on the Rampants at 6:00 p.m. Northside - Jacksonville has given up an average of 3.1 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Northside - Jacksonville is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 7-1 to D.H. Conley. While losing is never fun, Northside - Jacksonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while D.H. Conley are ranked 92nd).

Northside - Jacksonville's goal came courtesy of Vivi Vega, who's now up to six this season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, J.H. Rose was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jacksonville. J.H. Rose have struggled against Jacksonville recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

The defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 11-4-3. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-2.

Northside - Jacksonville suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to J.H. Rose in their previous meeting on April 3rd. Can the Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.