Soccer Game Preview: Newport - Bellevue vs. North Creek

The Newport - Bellevue Knights will face off against the North Creek Jaguars at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Newport - Bellevue will be strutting in after a win while North Creek will be coming in after a loss.

Newport - Bellevue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Mount Si, who was ranked tenth at the time (Newport - Bellevue was ranked 23rd). The Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Meanwhile, North Creek has been on a difficult stretch since their win on March 17. They fell just short of Skyline by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.

North Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Newport - Bellevue, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.

Newport - Bellevue couldn't quite get it done against North Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.