Soccer Preview: Damascus vs. Northwest
The Damascus Hornets will face off against the Northwest Jaguars at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Damascus, who comes in off a win.
Northwest better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Damascus really get things going. Damascus never let Gaithersburg onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. The Hornets found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Todd DiLeo and Arnav Dhungana were both handed yellow cards.
Damascus hit Gaithersburg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gabriel Mbaki, DiLeo, and
Armando Lawson.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Northwest's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Whitman. The loss was the Jaguars' first of the season.
The victory got Damascus back to even at 1-1. As for Northwest, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1-2.
Damascus took their win against Northwest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Damascus repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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