The Royal Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Naches Valley Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Royal has five straight victories, Naches Valley has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
While Royal's win against Granger wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights never let the Spartans get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Give Royal's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Naches Valley fell victim to College Place and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 7-0.
Royal's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three games. As for Naches Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything went Royal's way against Naches Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2017, as Royal made off with a 4-0 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Rangers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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