Soccer Game Preview: Mercer Island vs. Lake Washington

Mercer Island is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Washington Kangaroos at 7:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Lake Washington will be up against a hot Mercer Island team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Mercer Island's defense stepped up to hand Redmond a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Mercer Island have won by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Lake Washington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Inglemoor 2-1. Lake Washington haven't had any issues with Inglemoor recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Mercer Island pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Lake Washington, they now have a winning record of 2-1-1.