Soccer Game Preview: Washington Union vs. Exeter

The Washington Union Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Exeter Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Washington Union is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.

Washington Union will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Hanford West on Wednesday. Washington Union was the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Hanford West. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Huskies are ranked 1019th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Washington Union hit Hanford West with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alexis Lopez, Isaiah German, Fabian Cisneros, and Noah Lara.

Meanwhile, Exeter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Selma. That's two games in a row now that the Monarchs have lost by exactly two goals.

Washington Union's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Exeter, they now have a losing record at 5-6.