The Northwest Christian Crusaders will face off against the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Odyssey Institute will be up against a hot Northwest Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Northwest Christian's defense stepped up to hand Seton Catholic a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Sentinels are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Odyssey Institute made sure to put some goals up on the board against Tonopah Valley on Wednesday. They blew past the Phoenix 7-0.
Northwest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Odyssey Institute, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Northwest Christian beat Odyssey Institute by a goal when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Christian 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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