Soccer Game Preview: Mead vs. Hanford

The Mead Panthers will square off against the Hanford Falcons on Saturday. Mead's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Mead heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They came up short against Chiawana, falling 7-0. The contest was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for Mead it sure didn't stay that way.

Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Hanford was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 5-0 to Lewis & Clark. While losing is never fun, Hanford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Lewis & Clark are ranked 14th).

Hanford has also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Mead, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.