Soccer Recap: Northwest Drops Highest Score of Season Against Van Meter

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Team Score (Highest)

05/09/25 vs Van Meter	9
05/02/25 @ Waukee	3
04/29/25 vs Southeast Polk	3
04/18/25 vs Woodward-Granger	3
04/18/25 vs Johnston	3

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest). Their defense stepped up to hand the Van Meter Bulldogs a 9-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was nothing new for Northwest as they're now sitting on three straight.

Northwest's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five contests. As for Van Meter, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.

Coming up, Northwest will challenge Ankeny Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Van Meter, they have already played their next match, a 4-0 loss against Treynor on the 10th.