Soccer Preview: Freeman vs. Northwest Christian School
Freeman has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Northwest Christian School Crusaders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Freeman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Highland a 3-0 shutout. Give the Scotties' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Rylee Russell and
Aubrey Gregory scored all three of Freeman's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 74 goals.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian School won against Brewster on Wednesday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Saturday. Northwest Christian School put the hurt on Napavine with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly three goals.
Freeman pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 96 goals over those 12 games. As for Northwest Christian School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season.
Everything went Freeman's way against Northwest Christian School when the teams last played last Saturday, as Freeman made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freeman since the squad 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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