Jacksonville is 10-0 against Northside - Jacksonville since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Jacksonville Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Jacksonville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over New Bern. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Bears are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacksonville hit New Bern with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
James Hoopes,
Landon Adams,
Haydon Huddleston, and Huddleston.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northside - Jacksonville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Central on Wednesday as Northside - Jacksonville made off with a 4-0 win. The Monarchs found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Aaron Ortega and Cephas Jones were both handed yellow cards.
Jacksonville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-4-2. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their win bumped their record up to 5-6-1.
Jacksonville took their victory against Northside - Jacksonville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville since the squad 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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