The Northfield Nighthawks will be playing at home against the Mullen Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gateway a 9-0 shutout. The result kept Northfield happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
They hit Gateway with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Olivia Galvan (3),
Betzael Contreras (2),
Elizabeth Harrison (2), and
Lara Jaenisch (2).
Meanwhile, Mullen had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Bulldogs. Mullen's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Northfield pushed their record up to 14-0-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Mullen, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6-1 record this season.
Northfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Mullen when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-1. Does Northfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mullen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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