The Taylor Yellowjackets will challenge the Northwest Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwest will be up against a hot Taylor team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Yellowjackets' defense stepped up to hand Finneytown a 3-0 shutout last Tuesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Taylor's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Finneytown are ranked 424th).
Nick Ream and Brayden Gratz scored all three of Taylor's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Northwest made easy work of Lockland on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. Northwest's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Taylor's win bumped their record up to 10-5-1. As for Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2-2.
Taylor came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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