The Shorewood Stormrays will head out on the road to face off against the Stanwood Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shorewood has nine straight victories, Stanwood has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, Shorewood kept a clean sheet against Monroe. They beat the Bearcats by a goal, winning 1-0. Given Shorewood's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Monroe is ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shorewood's one-goal win came courtesy of
Isaak Abraham, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Stanwood's offense. They fell 2-0 to Archbishop Murphy on Wednesday.
Shorewood pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five games. As for Stanwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Shorewood took their victory against Stanwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shorewood 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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