Soccer Preview: Urbandale vs. Northwest
The Urbandale J-Hawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Northwest Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Iowa (Urbandale is ranked 45th, while Northwest is ranked 22nd).
Urbandale's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Dallas Center-Grimes on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Northwest had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They never let the Hawks onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Northwest's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six matchups.
Abdullah Iqbal and
Aiden McGinness scored both of Northwest's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Urbandale's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7. As for Northwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Urbandale might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Northwest in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Urbandale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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