Northridge is 9-1 against Hillcrest since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Northridge Jaguars are on the road again to play the Hillcrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northridge fell victim to Homewood and their airtight defense on Monday. Their rough 5-0 defeat to the Patriots might stick with them for a while. Considering the last time Northridge couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest also failed to score in their most recent game. They suffered a tough 5-0 loss at the hands of Calera on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Hillcrest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 147th, while Calera is ranked 30th).
Northridge's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5-2. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4-2.
Northridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Northridge repeat their success, or does Hillcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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