The International Panthers will head out to challenge the Northlake Christian Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. International's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
It was a proper cat-fight when International challenged Covington two weeks ago. International fell just short of Covington by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Northlake Christian hasn't lost a match since November 23rd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Covington. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Lions are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northlake Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those seven contests. As for International, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
International might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Northlake Christian when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can International avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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