Soccer Game Preview: Buford vs. Northwestern

Yellow Jackets

Goals

03/25/25 vs North Central	6
03/20/25 @ Andrew Jackson	1
03/13/25 vs York Prep	2
03/11/25 @ York	4
03/06/25 @ Westwood	2
+ 5 more games

The Buford Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to square off against the Northwestern Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.

Buford took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Central as Buford made off with a 6-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Buford considering their one-goal performance the match before.

They hit North Central with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Payton Bowers (3), Hannah Davis, Kaylynn Faile, and Alonna Storino.

Meanwhile, Northwestern fell victim to Rock Hill and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Bearcats. Northwestern have struggled against Rock Hill recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Buford's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.