The Mead Panthers will head out to take on the Lewis & Clark Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mead is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Chiawana, who was ranked 12th at the time (Mead was ranked 18th). The Panthers' defense stepped up to hand the Riverhawks a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Mead wouldn't have won without Rylee Vanos, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Lewis & Clark hasn't lost a match since September 24th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Richland as they made off with a 4-0 win. Lewis & Clark might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
Lewis & Clark's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four matches. As for Mead, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2-6.
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