Neuqua Valley hasn't had much luck against Naperville North recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will be playing at home against the Naperville North Huskies at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Naperville North better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Neuqua Valley really get things going. Neuqua Valley never let Plainfield Central onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given Neuqua Valley's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Plainfield Central is ranked 19th).
Neuqua Valley hit Plainfield Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zach Aouf,
Ebraheem Yaghmour, and
Joshua Rhodes.
Meanwhile, Naperville North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Wolves. Considering the Huskies have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The win got Neuqua Valley back to even at 6-6-4. As for Naperville North, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1-1.
Neuqua Valley might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Naperville North when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Neuqua Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
