Evergreen Lutheran and Puget Sound Adventist are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Evergreen Lutheran Eagles will take on the Puget Sound Adventist Sharks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Evergreen Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Orcas Island, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Evergreen Lutheran was ranked fourth). Evergreen Lutheran came up short against Orcas Island on Saturday, falling 6-0. The Eagles have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Puget Sound Adventist had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evergreen Lutheran fell to 6-1-1. As for Puget Sound Adventist, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Evergreen Lutheran skirted past Puget Sound Adventist 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evergreen Lutheran 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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