Northumberland is 1-8-1 against Westmoreland since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northumberland Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Westmoreland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northumberland is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 6-1 to West Point. While losing is never fun, Northumberland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while West Point is ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Westmoreland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Rappahannock.
Westmoreland's goal came courtesy of
Daniel Solorzano, who's now up to nine this season.
Northumberland's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Westmoreland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
Northumberland was able to grind out a solid win over Westmoreland when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northumberland since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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