The Pullman Greyhounds are taking a road trip to face off against the Deer Park Stags at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pullman has 15 straight wins, Deer Park has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Pullman beats Deer Park with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Greyhounds came out on top in a nail-biter against West Valley on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. Given Pullman's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while West Valley are ranked 56th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Deer Park came up short against Rogers on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Pullman pushed their record up to 15-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those eight contests. As for Deer Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Pullman took their victory against Deer Park when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds 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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