Soccer Preview: Jacksonville vs. Northside - Jacksonville
Jacksonville has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Jacksonville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Havelock. Considering the Cardinals have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Havelock from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Landon Adams led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Northside - Jacksonville was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell just short of New Bern by a score of 1-0.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-5-2 record this season. As for Northside - Jacksonville, they now have a losing record at 9-10-2.
Jacksonville took their victory against Northside - Jacksonville when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Jacksonville repeat their success, or does Northside - Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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