The Upper Columbia Academy Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Orcas Island Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Upper Columbia Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: St. George's, who was ranked sixth at the time (Upper Columbia Academy was ranked 12th). The Lions came up short against the Dragons on Tuesday, falling 4-0. Upper Columbia Academy have struggled against St. George's recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Orcas Island was not quite Mount Vernon Christian's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 2-1. Orcas Island fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against Mount Vernon Christian since Saturday.
Orcas Island's goal came courtesy of Amaru Shanks Morales, who's now up to seven this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Orcas Island fell to 16-1-2. As for Upper Columbia Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Upper Columbia Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Orcas Island in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 2-0. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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