The Royal Knights will take on the Highland Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Royal is headed into Thursday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of College Place. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Royal came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while College Place are ranked 206th).
Meanwhile, Highland didn't have quite enough to beat Cashmere on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Royal's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Highland, they dropped their record down to 10-5-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Royal came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Scots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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