Soccer Game Preview: Northwestern Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:05am

Soccer Preview: Northwestern vs. North White

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Northwestern has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the North White Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Northwestern's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Rochester with a sharp 5-0 victory.

Northwestern's offense was hitting Rochester from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Meanwhile, North White entered their tilt with Caston on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the Comets. Considering the Vikings have won three contests by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Northwestern has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. As for North White, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1-2.

Northwestern was able to grind out a solid victory over North White in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. 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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