Soccer Game Preview: Naperville North vs. Middleton

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 5:45am

Soccer Preview: Naperville North vs. Middleton

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The Naperville North Huskies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Middleton Cardinals at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Naperville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.

Naperville North's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Metea Valley. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Mustangs are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jaxon Stokes and Sam Hess scored both of Naperville North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Middleton sidestepped Madison East for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.

Naperville North pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Middleton, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.

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