The Northwest Lions will face off against the Clayton Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northwest's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Northwest fell victim to Ladue Horton Watkins and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Rams. While losing is never fun, Northwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Ladue Horton Watkins are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Clayton kept a clean sheet against Pattonville on Monday. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clayton.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Clayton, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
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