Preview: Drew vs. Northside
Drew will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northside Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
For the first time this season, Drew was forced to settle for a draw. They and McEachern finished up their match with a 2-2 draw.
Drew was without their leading scorer, Ricardo Ayala, in Tuesday's game. With Ayala sitting this one out, Yecsol Perez got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 55). Perez made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Northside was not quite Smiths Station's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Northside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 225th in Georgia, while Smiths Station is ranked 53rd in Alabama).
Kenneth Buckholz, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Northside squad sat out for Monday's matchup. With Buckholz sitting this one out, Will Lambertus got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 46.4).
Drew's draw gives them a new season record of 5-4-1. As for Northside, they dropped their record down to 2-8-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Drew skirted past Northside 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Drew have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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