Thursday, August 27, 2020

Match Day 1 - #10 (2A) NorthWood - #10 (3A)Northridge

The season kicks off with a matchup versus the senior heavy Raiders squad. Northridge comes off a decisive 0-8 win over Bethany Christian this past Tuesday. Players to watch on the Raiders' side are Chappell (#5), Wieland (#11) and Stoltzfus. Northridge is one of the favorites to win the NLC this season. The Panthers have not played an official match since October 7th of 2019. NorthWood comes off a a record setting 13-3-1 2019 season and will field an experienced Varsity but did lose veteran seniors Skyler Duerksen, Trent Edwards and Jerson Sanchez but still have returning lettermen Andre de Freitas, Sebastian Guillen, Chandler Bontrager, Cam Iwema, Andrew Graber, Nick Lechlitner, Kayden Newcomer, Marshall Beebe and Joey Eshelman taking the field tonight. Capacity for tonight's game is capped at 200 due to local Covid-19 restrictions. The JV will start at 5 pm. The JV will need to be at the field at 4:15 pm.The Varsity match will start following the JV contest at approximately 6:45 pm. Game temperature will be around 88 degrees. Expectations are high for the Panthers which will field one of its best teams ever and obviously face a very strong and experienced Northridge team. Alex Ascamilla is the only player not available tonight.

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