The Jasper Wildcats's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Northview Knights at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Northview is facing Jasper at the wrong time: Jasper suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Northview came up short against Terre Haute North Vigo last Tuesday, falling 4-1.
Northview's goal came courtesy of
Lauren Tilley, who's now up to four this season.
Jasper now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Northview, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Jasper's way against Northview when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Jasper made off with a 10-1 win. In that matchup, Jasper amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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