Cael Wilson and Co. are battling for a playoff berth. (Lyla Stuurmans photo)
This one stings.
The Coupeville High School varsity boys’ soccer team entered Thursday ranked #4 in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association RPI rankings.
They won’t be in the same spot tomorrow.
After only losing to teams ranked ahead of them — #1 Friday Harbor and #3 Mount Vernon Christian — the Wolves fell 4-0 at Bothell to host Providence Classical Christian, which was ranked #9.
It’s the first time the CHS varsity has been shut out this season, with the loss coming to a team it beat 2-0 a month ago in a game classified as a non-conference affair.
The defeat drops Coupeville to 2-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League action, 5-4 overall, with three conference rumbles left on the regular-season schedule.
Currently sitting 5th in the nine-team NWL, the Wolves close with a road trip to Lopez Island (Oct. 18), a home tilt with La Conner (Oct. 20), and a trek to Orcas Island (Oct. 24).
CHS trails Friday Harbor (4-0), MVC (3-1), Orcas (3-1), and PCC (3-1) in the conference standings.
Meanwhile, Lopez (1-2), Grace Academy (1-3), La Conner (1-4), and Cedar Park Christian-Lynnwood (0-3) are battling in the basement.
As they headed home from Bothell, Wolf coaches Robert Wood and Kimberly Kisch preferred to make the trip mostly in quiet contemplation.
“Man, it was a rough game,” Kisch said, and, with that, we’ll leave the loss in the rear-view mirror and move on to potentially better days.
JV has tilt on tap:
Coupeville’s second squad returns to action before the varsity does, travelling to Mount Vernon Christian Tuesday, Oct. 16 for a game.
The Wolf JV sits at 0-2-1 on the season.
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