LAKE STEVENS — Lake Stevens girls soccer knew what they would be going up against when they hosted Kamiak on Tuesday.

The two sides were each 4-0-0 in league play so far this season, and had tied 1-1 in one of their matchups last year. Lake Stevens coach Sam Ford called it “the biggest challenge of the season.”

But in just the second minute, seniors Shelby Clifton and Keira Isabelle Tupua made it look easy.

Tupua dribbled the ball into the right corner before curling a cross right to Clifton, who roofed a shot to the top of the net while standing at the back post .

“I definitely just saw the space open, and I noticed that the last defender was just in line with the goalie,” Clifton said. “(I) saw the whole back post open, and I was like, ‘Ope, just pop it right in.’”

Clifton would s

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