Irvine is 0-8-2 against Northwood since January of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Vaqueros will head out on the road to square off against the Timberwolves at 3:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Irvine fell victim to California and their airtight defense back in December of 2025. They fell just short of the Condors by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Irvine can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 663rd, while California are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Northwood was forced to settle for a draw. They and St. Lucy's finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Monday.
Northwood's draw gives them a new season record of 2-3-1. As for Irvine, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-2.
Irvine suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Northwood when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can the Vaqueros avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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