The Northridge Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Zanesville Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Northridge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Mt. Vernon on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Zanesville). They were the clear victor by a 7-2 margin over Sheridan on Saturday. Cam Van Kirk was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Northridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Zanesville, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 3-6 record.
Northridge came up short against Zanesville when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Northridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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