Soccer Preview: Northside vs. Roosevelt
The Northside Mustangs will challenge the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Northside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Northside didn't have quite enough to beat Chicago Academy and fell 3-2. One thing that didn't help the Mustangs' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Anton Zenovsky.
Filip Zakrzewski wasn't going to let Chicago Academy walk away unscathed as he scored both of Northside's goals, bringing his season total up to four goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Roosevelt was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They came up short against Lane Tech, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Rough Riders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Champions are ranked 56th).
Northside's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Roosevelt, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Northside was able to grind out a solid victory over Roosevelt when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Northside repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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