Soccer Game Preview: Centralia vs. Tumwater

The Centralia Tigers will take on the Tumwater Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Tumwater is facing Centralia at the wrong time: Centralia suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 5-3 to Wolves. Centralia fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Black Hills since on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tumwater). They blew past Shelton 5-2 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Tumwater needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.

This is the second loss in a row for Centralia and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Tumwater, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.