Soccer Preview: Northridge vs. Ridgewood
The Northridge Vikings will take on the Ridgewood Generals at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Northridge took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lakewood with a sharp 8-1 victory. With the Vikings ahead 5-1 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Lakewood from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Macey Van Fossen led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Ridgewood was not quite Catholic Central's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. The Generals have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Northridge's win bumped their record up to 8-4-2. As for Ridgewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-2.
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