Soccer Game Preview: Portland Christian vs. Southwest Christian

The Portland Christian Royals will challenge the Southwest Christian Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Portland Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Central Christian on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1.

Meanwhile, Southwest Christian hadn't done well against North Clackamas Christian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Saints, sneaking past 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southwest Christian.

Southwest Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-5-3. As for Portland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.

Portland Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Southwest Christian in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.