West Point is 9-1 against Northampton since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The West Point Pointers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northampton Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
West Point is headed into Wednesday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They fell just short of King William by a score of 5-4 on Monday. Even if West Point couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Northampton was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 6-0 to Maury. 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).
West Point's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4-1. As for Northampton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
West Point beat Northampton by a goal in their previous matchup back in April, winning 2-1. Will West Point repeat their success, or does Northampton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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