The Hoquiam Grizzlies will head out to challenge the Raymond/South Bend Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Hoquiam narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rochester 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hoquiam.
Meanwhile, Raymond/South Bend strolled into their game on Tuesday with an undefeated record and they left with the same. Their defense stepped up to hand Forks a 2-0 shutout. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Raymond/South Bend's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Forks are ranked 200th).
Raymond/South Bend's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those five games. As for Hoquiam, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7-2.
Hoquiam might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Raymond/South Bend when the teams last played back in March. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Grizzlies were down 4-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps