After three games on the road, Northwestern is heading back home. They will welcome the Waynedale Golden Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Tuesday, Northwestern didn't have quite enough to beat Canton South and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 137th).
Northwestern's goal came courtesy of
Mateo Dague, who's now up to 21 this season.
Meanwhile, Waynedale came up short against Canton Central Catholic on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Northwestern's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Waynedale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Northwestern took their win against Waynedale in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Northwestern repeat their success, or does Waynedale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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