The Elkhart Lions will challenge the Northridge Raiders at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elkhart is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Concord onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Minutemen are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Northridge won against Goshen on Saturday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. Northridge came out on top against NorthWood by a score of 2-0. Bri Munoz had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Raiders.
Elkhart's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Northridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which lines up perfectly with their 4-1-1 record this season.
Elkhart suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Northridge in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Elkhart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps