Soccer Preview: Friday Harbor vs. Mount Vernon Christian
Friday Harbor and Mount Vernon Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The Friday Harbor Wolverines will head out on the road to take on the Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Friday Harbor will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
Friday Harbor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Grace Academy, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Friday Harbor was ranked eighth). Friday Harbor's defense stepped up to hand Grace Academy an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Wolverines have won three matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a goal and slipped past the Lobos 1-0. The Hurricanes wouldn't have won without Connor Mounts, who scored the game-winner.
Friday Harbor now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Mount Vernon Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
Friday Harbor beat Mount Vernon Christian 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Friday Harbor since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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