LAKE STEVENS — The rain poured so hard at Lake Stevens High School during the District 1/2 4A Girls Soccer Loser-out Consolation match on Wednesday, it felt more like a swim meet than a soccer game.

Amid the slick conditions, Lake Stevens and Jackson each scored within the first 10 minutes of the game, and entering the second half, both sides fought for an edge, fighting to add one more game to their season. A couple of early chances after the break were cleared away by the time Lake Stevens senior Keira Isabelle Tupua dribbled up the left sideline and drew a corner kick after her cross was defended out of the back line.

As Tupua set up the kick, a couple of her teammates stood right on the goal line on either side of Jackson goalkeeper Sophia Harper, flooding the inside of the six-yard

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