The Northwest Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Crete Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Northwest's offense. They fell 2-0 to Hastings on Friday. While losing is never fun, Northwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Hastings are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Crete's game on Monday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over Seward. The result was nothing new for Crete, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Seward with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Osvin Garcia Velasquez (2), Pascual Ramos Lopez, Lester Barrientos-Reyes, and Baltazar Adame Vasquez.
Crete has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Northwest came up short against Crete when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 3-1. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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