The North Central Wolfpack will head out on the road to square off against the Clarkston Bantams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Central has four straight wins, Clarkston has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If North Central beats Clarkston with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Wolfpack sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over West Valley on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given North Central's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 148th, while West Valley are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Clarkston lost 4-1 to East Valley on Tuesday.
North Central pushed their record up to 8-6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Clarkston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
North Central was able to grind out a solid win over Clarkston when the teams last played on April 1st, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolfpack since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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