The New Hope Indians will square off against the North Jackson Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (New Hope has four straight wins, North Jackson has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
New Hope's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Mae Jemison 10-0. New Hope might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by five goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, North Jackson scored the most goals they've had this season last Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 11-1 to Sylvania.
New Hope pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 61 goals over those seven games. As for North Jackson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went New Hope's way against North Jackson in their previous matchup back in February, as New Hope made off with an 11-0 victory. Does New Hope have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Jackson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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