Soccer Preview: Naperville North vs. Waubonsie Valley
Naperville North is 10-0 against Waubonsie Valley since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Naperville North Huskies will be staying on the road to face off against the Waubonsie Valley Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Naperville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Naperville North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Waukesha West, who was ranked 12th at the time (Naperville North was ranked first). Naperville North never let Waukesha West onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday. Considering the Huskies have won six games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaxon Stokes and
Noah Radeke scored all three of Naperville North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waubonsie Valley). Everything went their way against Rockford Auburn on Thursday as Waubonsie Valley made off with an 8-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Naperville North's victory bumped their record up to 13-1-1. As for Waubonsie Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-2-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Naperville North took their victory against Waubonsie Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naperville North 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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