Soccer Preview: NorthWood vs. Wawasee
NorthWood is 9-0-1 against Wawasee since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The NorthWood Panthers will challenge the Wawasee Warriors at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (NorthWood has four straight victories, Wawasee has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
NorthWood's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Plymouth with a sharp 4-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won six games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Wawasee fell victim to Warsaw and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Tigers are ranked 51st).
NorthWood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for Wawasee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
NorthWood took their victory against Wawasee when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Does NorthWood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wawasee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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