Tumwater and Ridgefield are an even 3-3-1 against one another since November of 2015, but likely not for long. The Tumwater Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to take on the Ridgefield Spudders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tumwater comes in on seven and Ridgefield on four.
Tumwater's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Centralia with a sharp 9-0 win. Emalyn Shaffer was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Ridgefield beat Hockinson 3-1 on Wednesday. Given the Spudders' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hawks are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tumwater pushed their record up to 8-1-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Ridgefield, their win bumped their record up to 8-1-1.
Tumwater beat Ridgefield by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 1-0. Does Tumwater have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridgefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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