Soccer Preview: Laurel vs. Northwestern
Laurel has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Northwestern Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northwestern took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Laurel, who comes in off a win.
Laurel will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Bladensburg, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Laurel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Bladensburg on Monday.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Wise by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Laurel pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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