Soccer Preview: Northwestern vs. Marion
Northwestern has gone 3-0 against Marion recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Northwestern Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Marion Giants at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Monday, Northwestern sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Peru. That's two games straight that Northwestern has won by just one goal.
Cam Markley and
Ty Kidwell scored both of Northwestern's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Marion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Kokomo by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Wildkats are ranked 20th).
Northwestern has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-3.
Everything went Northwestern's way against Marion in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Northwestern made off with a 6-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwestern since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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