The North Central Wolfpack will take on the Rogers Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rogers took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Central, who comes in off a win.
North Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Deer Park on Tuesday. The Wolfpack skirted past the Stags 4-3. Considering North Central's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Rogers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Pullman. While losing is never fun, Rogers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Pullman are ranked ninth).
The win got North Central back to even at 6-6-1. As for Rogers, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
North Central took their victory against Rogers in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 5-1 score. Will the Wolfpack repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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