Hazen has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Mercer Island Islanders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hazen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Hazen's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Kitsap , sneaking past 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Highlanders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Wolves are ranked 11th).
Hazen's one-goal win came courtesy of
Zoe Wong, who's now up to seven this season.
Despite a strong season so far, Mercer Island has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Juanita by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Islanders couldn't quite close it out.
Hazen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Mercer Island, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
