The Mt. Baker Mountaineers will venture away from home to take on the Blaine Borderites at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Baker's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mt. Baker's offense. They fell just short of Squalicum by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Mt. Baker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Squalicum are ranked 39th).
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Blaine and Lynden, and Lynden kept the tradition alive. The Borderites lost 7-1 to the Lions on Tuesday. Blaine haven't had much luck with Lynden recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mt. Baker's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Blaine, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Mt. Baker's way against Blaine when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Mt. Baker made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mountaineers 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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