Orcas Island is 10-0 against Lopez since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Orcas Island Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lopez Lobos at 2:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Lopez heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Orcas Island took over last week. Orcas Island came out on top in a nail-biter against Providence Classical Christian on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1.
Meanwhile, Lopez hadn't done well against Friday Harbor recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Lopez narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Friday Harbor 2-1. That's two games straight that the Lobos have won by just one goal.
Orcas Island pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 47 goals over those nine matches. As for Lopez, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Orcas Island skirted past Lopez 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October. Will Orcas Island repeat their success, or does Lopez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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