Soccer Preview: Northside vs. Houston County
Northside is 1-9 against Houston County since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Northside Eagles will be playing at home against the Houston County Bears at 7:00 p.m. Northside is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Last Monday, Northside kept a clean sheet against Bleckley County. They put the hurt on the Royals with a sharp 5-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Northside considering their one-goal performance the match before.
They hit Bleckley County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Miles Hambrick (2),
Noe Yanez-robles,
Deonta Price, and
Ronal Najera.
Meanwhile, Houston County fell victim to Tift County and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Houston County came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Tift County is ranked 271st).
The win got Northside back to even at 8-8-1. As for Houston County, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
