Northampton is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mathews is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Yellowjackets will host the Blue Devils on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northampton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand King & Queen Central a 10-0 shutout. Northampton's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Their offense was hitting King & Queen Central from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Thomas Dix led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Mathews made easy work of Westmoreland on Thursday and carried off a 5-1 win. Given Mathews' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Westmoreland are ranked 211th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northampton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. As for Mathews, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1.
Everything went Northampton's way against Mathews in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Northampton made off with an 11-0 win. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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