Howell North is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Howell Central is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Knights will host the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Howell North's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Pattonville as they made off with a 5-0 win. Considering Howell North have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Pattonville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Morgan Smith (2), Shalini Sharma, Emerson Kennedy, and Addison Butler.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Howell Central). They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over Hazelwood Central on Saturday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Howell Central's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Hazelwood Central are ranked 179th).
Howell Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those six contests. As for Howell North, their win bumped their record up to 10-7-1.
Howell North came up short against Howell Central in their previous matchup back in April, falling 2-0. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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