Soccer Game Preview: Huntington North vs. Jay County

The Huntington North Vikings will face off against the Jay County Patriots at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Huntington North beats Jay County with three goals on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Vikings walked away with a 3-1 win over Fort Wayne Wayne on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Huntington North have won by exactly two goals.

Davin Steele and Liam Tinkle scored all three of Huntington North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jay County). They blew past Blackford 9-1 on Tuesday. With Jay County ahead 7-1 at the half, the match was all but over already.

The victory made it two in a row for Huntington North and bumps their season record up to 5-7-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored six goals over those two matchups. As for Jay County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1.