The Washington Union Panthers will take on the Caruthers Blue Raiders in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Washington Union has four straight victories, Caruthers has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Washington Union's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 8-0 win.
Washington Union's offense was hitting Liberty from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Alexis Lopez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Caruthers came up short against Central Valley Christian on Saturday and fell 4-2.
Caruthers' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Washington Union, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1.
Washington Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Caruthers when the teams last played on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. Will Washington Union repeat their success, or does Caruthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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