The Homestead Spartans will challenge the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Homestead's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last 13 matches.
Homestead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Fort Wayne South Side get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Homestead, who have now won 13 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Fort Wayne South Side from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Channing Xayarath led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Lions.
Fort Wayne Northrop's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 17-0.
Homestead took their win against Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team 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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