The Rainier Beach Vikings will challenge the Eastside Catholic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rainier Beach's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Rainier Beach fell victim to Ballard and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Beavers, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Rainier Beach can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 188th, while Ballard are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastside Catholic). They blew past Cleveland 7-1 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for Eastside Catholic in their matchups with Cleveland: they've now won nine in a row.
Rainier Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Eastside Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-3.
Rainier Beach might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Eastside Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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