Northwest soccer uses strong first half to edge out White House-Heritage | PHOTOS

The Northwest Vikings hosted the White House-Heritage Patriots on a pretty Tuesday night at Northwest High School. The Vikings got out to a strong start, and despite a comeback attempt from Heritage, Northwest held them off, claiming a key home victory 2-1.

By Knox Rives September 4, 2024 11:14 am

Clarksville NowNorthwest Vikings Ladies Soccer defeats White House Patriots. 9/3/2024 (Jeff Danault)

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Northwest Vikings hosted the White House-Heritage Patriots Tuesday night at Northwest High School. The Vikings got out to a strong start, and despite a comeback attempt from Heritage, Northwest held them off, claiming a key home victory 2-1.

Northwest came out of the gates firing on all cylinders. Addisyn Catignani kicked off the scoring, and then Madilyn Wajda shot an absolute beauty from about the 15 yard line to extend the lead, bringing the score to 2-0 at the half.

Northwest Vikings Ladies Soccer defeats White House Patriots. 9/3/2024 (Jeff Danault)

Northwest head coach Richard Frost was glad his team capitalized on chances early. “We had some great opportunities early on, and we had some good finishes,” said Frost. “I’m very happy with their effort and execution, and to build a lead in the first half.”

Heritage got on the board early in the second half, but the Northwest defense tightened and didn’t allow another score, holding on for a tight victory, 2-1.

While Frost knows there’s a lot to improve on, he’s happy to come out of this one with a win. “We had chances late and were unable to take advantage of them,” said Frost. “There’s definitely some things we need to work on, passing and possession are huge. Overall it’s a work in progress, but I’m so happy we won that one tonight.”

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