Soccer Game Preview: Bentonville West vs. Northside

The Bentonville West Wolverines will head out to face off against the Northside Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Last Tuesday, it was close, but Bentonville West sidestepped Rogers for a 2-1 victory.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northside, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rogers a 1-0 shutout on Friday.

Bentonville West's win bumped their record up to 7-2-2. As for Northside, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5-2 and their overall record up to 2-6-2.

Bentonville West beat Northside 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.