The Lake Stevens Vikings will take on the Hazen Highlanders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Stevens headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Mariner let them put that streak behind them. The Vikings blew past the Marauders 4-1 on Tuesday. Lake Stevens haven't had any issues with Mariner recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Hazen strolled into their game on Thursday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. They never let Issaquah get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Hazen's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Issaquah are ranked 56th).
Hazen pushed their record up to 16-0-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Lake Stevens, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
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