The Upper Columbia Academy Lions will take on the Newport Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Upper Columbia Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Newport will be coming in after a loss.
Upper Columbia Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Reardan 2-1.
Haven Dye and Charissa Mundall scored both of Upper Columbia Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Newport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Northwest Christian School, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Newport can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while Northwest Christian School are ranked 70th).
Upper Columbia Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9-2.
Upper Columbia Academy suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Newport when the teams last played back in October. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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