Soccer Preview: Mountlake Terrace vs. Shorewood
Mountlake Terrace is 2-7 against Shorewood since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mountlake Terrace Hawks will be playing at home against the Shorewood Stormrays at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Mountlake Terrace beat Stanwood 3-1. Given Mountlake Terrace's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while Stanwood is ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Shorewood gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Cascade a 4-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Shorewood considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Ilya Mohov, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Shorewood squad sat out for Monday's game. With Mohov sitting this one out, Ivan Genadiev got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 45.7).
Mountlake Terrace's victory bumped their record up to 6-4-4. As for Shorewood, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Mountlake Terrace beat Shorewood by a goal in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Mountlake Terrace repeat their success, or does Shorewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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