Soccer Preview: Bellingham vs. Anacortes
The Bellingham Bayhawks will venture away from home to take on the Anacortes Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bellingham is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Bellingham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Oak Harbor, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Bellingham was ranked ninth). Bellingham sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Oak Harbor on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bayhawks needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Anacortes waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lyncs a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Seahawks have won by exactly two goals.
Jordan Zaharris and
Charlotte Santos scored both of Anacortes' goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Bellingham's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Anacortes, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Bellingham was able to grind out a solid victory over Anacortes when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Bellingham repeat their success, or does Anacortes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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