The Highland Fighting Scots will venture away from home to challenge the Northridge Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Highland came up short against Ontario on Wednesday, falling 12-1. While losing is never fun, Highland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while Ontario are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Northridge earned a 3-1 victory over Hamilton Township on Thursday.
Northridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five contests. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Everything went Highland's way against Northridge when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Highland made off with a 4-1 victory. In that matchup, the Fighting Scots amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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