The Central Lions will square off against the Northside Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Central's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jonesboro as Central made off with a 10-0 win. Marli Maxwell was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Northside finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Harris County by a score of 1-0. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Northside's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Central, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-6.
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