The Westfield Shamrocks will square off against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
While Westfield's win against Avon wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Shamrocks never let the Orioles get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Westfield's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Avon are ranked 45th).
Westfield's one-goal win came courtesy of Arriana Cooke-Dennis, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lawrence North had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 8-2 win. Lawrence North might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by three goals or more this season.
Lawrence North is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 63 goals over those ten matchups. As for Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Westfield took their victory against Lawrence North in their previous meeting back in August of 2021 by a conclusive 6-1 score. In that contest, the Shamrocks amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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