North Pontotoc hasn't had much luck against Itawamba Agricultural recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The North Pontotoc Vikings will look to defend their home pitch against the Itawamba Agricultural Indians at 5:00 p.m. North Pontotoc is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.3 goals per game this season.
While North Pontotoc didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged Southaven out 3-2 last Tuesday. The Vikings better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Anne Crotwell, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Meanwhile, Itawamba Agricultural fell victim to Saltillo and their airtight defense last Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Tigers are ranked fifth).
Itawamba Agricultural has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5-1 record this season. As for North Pontotoc, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
North Pontotoc might still be hurting after the 7-2 defeat they got from Itawamba Agricultural in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Pontotoc was down 6-1.
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