The Lake Oswego Lakers will venture away from home to take on the Oregon City Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lake Oswego is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Tualatin just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Timberwolves by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Oregon City's offense. They lost 8-0 to Lakeridge on Monday. While losing is never fun, Oregon City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Lakeridge are ranked 11th).
Oregon City suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 2-5-1. As for Lake Oswego, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
Lake Oswego took their victory against Oregon City when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 5-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lakers since the squad 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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