Soccer Preview: Northwest vs. Seward
After three games on the road, Northwest is heading back home. They will take on the Seward Bluejays at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northwest's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Hastings out 1-0. Give Northwest's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Lupe Sanchez, who's now up to 18 this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Seward was not quite Lakeview's equal in the second half on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Vikings who were credited with the win. Lakeview got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Seward's one.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Seward, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Northwest took their win against Seward when the teams last played last Saturday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Northwest repeat their success, or does Seward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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