Soccer Preview: Amundsen vs. Northside
The Amundsen Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Northside Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Amundsen is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lane Tech just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 7-2 to the Champions. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Amundsen was already down 5-1.
Raisa Yuille wasn't going to let Lane Tech walk away unscathed as she scored both of Amundsen's goals, her season total up to 22 goals.
Meanwhile, Northside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Taft. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 286th, while Taft is ranked 137th).
Amundsen's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Amundsen took their victory against Northside when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Amundsen since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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