Soccer Game Preview: Intrinsic vs. Northside

Intrinsic will square off against Northside at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Intrinsic's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

On Monday, Intrinsic didn't have quite enough to beat Ida Crown Jewish Academy and fell 2-1.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northside, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Mustangs who were credited with the win on Monday. Northside got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Agricultural Science's one. The victory was all the more spectacular given Northside's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Agricultural Science are ranked 105th).

Intrinsic now has a losing record of 3-4-1. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-1.