Soccer Game Preview: Washington Union vs. Hanford West

The Washington Union Panthers will head out to square off against the Hanford West Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Washington Union's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Washington Union managed to keep up with Central Valley Christian until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Washington Union came up short against Central Valley Christian, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 845th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 398th).

Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Hanford West was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They lost 5-1 to Reedley. The result was nothing new for the Huskies as the squad haven't won a game since December 19, 2024.

Hanford West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-3. As for Washington Union, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14-4.

Everything went Washington Union's way against Hanford West in their previous matchup on January 14th, as Washington Union made off with a 7-1 victory. In that matchup, Washington Union amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.