The Emerald Ridge Jaguars will challenge the Yelm Tornados at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Emerald Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Yelm will be coming in after a loss.
Emerald Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Curtis with a sharp 5-1 victory on Wednesday. Considering Emerald Ridge have won three matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Yelm was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 6-1 to Olympia. While losing is never fun, Yelm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Olympia are ranked 14th).
Emerald Ridge's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five games. As for Yelm, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9-1.
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