Soccer Recap: Tumwater vs. Centralia
Tumwater waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Centralia Tigers a 5-0 shutout. The Thunderbirds' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Emalyn Shaffer and
Ali Woods scored all five of Tumwater's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Tumwater pushed their record up to 13-2-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Centralia, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Thunderbirds challenges Hockinson at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tumwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.9 goals per game this season. As for Centralia, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Mark Morris, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Mark Morris' last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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