After flying high against Middlesex last Wednesday, Northampton came back down to earth. The Northampton Yellowjackets lost 6-0 to the Maury Commodores on Friday. While losing is never fun, Northampton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Maury is ranked 106th).
Northampton's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7. As for Maury, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northampton will take on West Point at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Maury, they will head out on the road to square off against Landstown at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Maury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
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