Soccer Preview: North vs. Simley
North is 2-7 against Simley since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Polars will take on the Simley Spartans at 5:00 p.m.
North is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Two Rivers, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Polars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Warriors are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Simley kept a clean sheet against Roosevelt on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Teddies by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
North's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Simley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season.
North might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Simley when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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