The first time Thomas Jefferson High School played Enumclaw High School this season, the Raiders fell 7-0, their largest defeat of the season back on Sept. 24.

Nearly a month later, the Raiders girls soccer team took on the Hornets for the second and final time this season and fell 2-0 on Oct. 20 at Federal Way Memorial Field. But the feelings around the loss this time around were much different than the seven goal loss earlier in the year

“It was good to see them come out with intensity and wanting to play at their level with teams that are at their level,” Head Coach Sydney Banyai said after the loss.

It was just two second half goals that were the difference between these two sides, and after a seven goal barrage, the Raiders’ defense stepped up big time in the eyes of Banyai.

“They

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