The Lincoln Abes will head out on the road to challenge the Spanaway Lake Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings (they are ranked 214th, while Spanaway Lake is ranked 43rd).
Lincoln took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lakes a 5-0 shutout. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Lincoln has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Spanaway Lake has not done well against Bonney Lake recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Spanaway Lake narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bonney Lake 2-1. That's two games straight that Spanaway Lake has won by just one goal.
Giovannie Aguilar-Gutierrez and
Raymond Xaxalpa scored both of Spanaway Lake's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Lincoln's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Spanaway Lake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2-1.
Lincoln might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Spanaway Lake when the teams last played on April 3rd. Can Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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