The Enumclaw Hornets are on the road again on Friday to play the Orting Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Neither Enumclaw nor Orting posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Enumclaw fell victim to a tough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Fife. While losing is never fun, Enumclaw can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 168th, while Fife is ranked 36th).
Enumclaw's goal came courtesy of
Sam Blair, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Orting's offense. Their rough 9-0 loss to Fife on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Orting in their matchups with Fife: they've now lost five in a row.
Enumclaw has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8-1 record this season. As for Orting, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Enumclaw's way against Orting in their previous matchup back in March as Enumclaw made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Enumclaw since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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