Soccer Preview: Shorewood vs. Monroe
Shorewood is 3-0 against Monroe since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Shorewood Stormrays will challenge the Monroe Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Monroe is hoping to do what Everett couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Shorewood's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Shorewood narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Everett 2-1. Given the Stormrays' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Seagulls are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jasmine Bea Lumbera and
Rilan Fly scored both of Shorewood's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Monroe sidestepped Mountlake Terrace for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
Shorewood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season. As for Monroe, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Everything went Shorewood's way against Monroe in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Shorewood made off with a 6-1 victory. Does Shorewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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