Soccer Game Preview: Shorewood vs. Mercer Island

The Shorewood Stormrays will square off against the Mercer Island Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shorewood is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.

Shorewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Ingraham by a score of 3-1. Shorewood better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Nikola Genadiev, as he scored every single goal for his team.

Meanwhile, Mercer Island faced Auburn Mountainview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Islanders' defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Mercer Island were the better team in the second half.

Mercer Island is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those eight contests. As for Shorewood, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1.