The Northwestern Huskies will venture away from home to take on the Chippewa Chipps at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Northwestern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Northwestern is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Canton South just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, Northwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 281st, while Canton South are ranked 137th).
Northwestern's goal came courtesy of Jack Morris, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Chippewa made sure to put some goals up on the board against Hillsdale on Tuesday. They blew past the Falcons 8-0. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Chippewa's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Chippewa's win ended a six-match drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Northwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
Northwestern skirted past Chippewa 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies 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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