The Mercer Island Islanders will head out to take on the Skyline Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Mercer Island took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bellevue a 4-0 shutout. The matchup marked Mercer Island's most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Skyline). They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Inglemoor on Thursday. The win continues a trend for Skyline in their matchups with Inglemoor: they've now won three in a row.
Skyline's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Mercer Island, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-3-2.
Mercer Island took their victory against Skyline in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Islanders since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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