Soccer Game Preview: North vs. Ellet

North hasn't had much luck against Ellet recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Vikings will head out to square off against the Orangemen at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

North is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Garfield on Wednesday. The Vikings fell just short of the G-Men by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, Ellet kept a clean sheet against Brooklyn on Thursday. They skirted past the Hurricanes 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Ellet were the better team in the second half.

North's loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1. As for Ellet, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That somehow still isn't as good as their 10-2-3 record this season.

North might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Ellet in their previous matchup back in September. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Vikings were down 5-0.