Soccer Game Preview: Hoquiam vs. Rochester

The Hoquiam Grizzlies will venture away from home to challenge the Rochester Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Hoquiam fell victim to Forks and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, Rochester unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Raymond/South Bend by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Rochester couldn't quite close it out.

The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 12-5-1. As for Hoquiam, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-2.

Hoquiam skirted past Rochester 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.