The Oak Harbor Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Meridian Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Oak Harbor's offense. They fell just short of Squalicum by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Oak Harbor can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while Squalicum are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Meridian also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Bellingham by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Meridian have lost by just one goal.
Oak Harbor has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7-2 record this season. As for Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6-3.
Everything went Oak Harbor's way against Meridian when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Oak Harbor made off with a 5-2 win. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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