Soccer Game Preview: North Creek vs. Mercer Island

The North Creek Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Mercer Island Islanders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Creek has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Mercer Island will arrive with five straight wins.

On Tuesday, North Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Inglemoor and fell 3-2.

Meanwhile, Mercer Island kept a clean sheet against Lake Washington on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Kangaroos 1-0. That's two games straight that Mercer Island have won by just one goal.

Mercer Island pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for North Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.