The Northampton Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heritage Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Northampton's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Heritage has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Northampton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals last Monday, they were much more limited against Maury on Friday. They fell just short of the Commodores by a score of 2-1. Luke Jones was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Northampton's goal came courtesy of
Thomas Dix, who's now up to ten this season.
Heritage lost 8-1 to Kecoughtan on Tuesday.
Northampton's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Northampton was able to grind out a solid victory over Heritage in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Northampton repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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