Northwestern's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rochester Zebras a 5-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting Rochester from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Northwestern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. As for Rochester, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-3-1.
Northwestern is taking a road trip to face off against North White at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North White knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goal or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Northwestern likes a good challenge. As for Rochester, they will take on Peru at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Peru is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
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