With a playoff win on the line, Northwestern rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Central Rockets a 2-0 shutout. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 4-1 last Friday.
Anderson Gonzalez and Erick Valladarez-Sabillon scored both of Northwestern's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Northwestern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6-2 record this season. As for Central, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-8-2.
Northwestern will challenge Mater Lakes Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Lakes Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Northwestern surely won't give up without a fight. Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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