Northridge waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Elkhart Lions a 9-0 shutout. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Lions are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northridge pushed their record up to 5-1-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Elkhart, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Northridge will square off against Westview at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elkhart, they will be playing at home against Goshen at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Goshen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
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