The Meridian Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Lakewood Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meridian will be strutting in after a victory while Lakewood will be coming in after a loss.
Meridian took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Oak Harbor.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Squalicum. While losing is never fun, Lakewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while Squalicum are ranked 47th).
Meridian's victory bumped their record up to 4-6-3. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Meridian took their win against Lakewood in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team 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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