Norman North is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Choctaw Yellowjackets at 8:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norman North has five straight wins, Choctaw has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Norman North barely beat Enid the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Norman North put the hurt on Enid with a sharp 6-1 victory on Friday. Norman North might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Choctaw was not quite Harrah's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Choctaw can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Harrah are ranked 19th).
Norman North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Choctaw, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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