Northwood hasn't had much luck against University recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northwood Timberwolves will be home for the holidays to greet the University Trojans at 3:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Tuesday, Northwood came up short against Laguna Beach and fell 3-1. The loss was the Timberwolves' first of the season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, University was not quite Irvine's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vaqueros by a score of 1-0. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
University was without their leading scorer, Simon Hodgkinson, in Tuesday's match. With Hodgkinson sitting this one out, Lucca Clouthier got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 51.2).
University's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1. As for Northwood, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Northwood was able to grind out a solid win over University in their previous meeting back in January, winning 2-0. Will Northwood repeat their success, or does University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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