Westfield has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the North Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Westfield was ranked sixth). Westfield and Noblesville finished up their game with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. The Shamrocks' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Central). Their defense stepped up to hand Warren Central a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Warriors are ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Central's offense was hitting Warren Central from everywhere, as 12 different players booted in a goal.
Westfield's draw gives them a new season record of 6-1-2. As for North Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4-1.
Westfield took their victory against North Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Westfield repeat their success, or does North Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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