Soccer Preview: Timberline vs. Capital
The Timberline Blazers will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Capital Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Timberline will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Timberline stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Yelm a 3-0 shutout. Given Timberline's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 59th, while Yelm is ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Capital has not done well against Peninsula recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Capital beat Peninsula by a goal, winning 1-0. Jay Yee had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Capital.
Timberline pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matchups. As for Capital, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Timberline came out on top in a nail-biter against Capital when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Will Timberline repeat their success, or does Capital have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
