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Northwest Sports Update: M’s eye bounce back after Game 3 trouncing, red-hot WWU women’s soccer, Week 7 HS football rankings and more

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Mariners News

The Mariners are looking to rebound tonight following a lopsided loss yesterday.

The M’s fell to the Blue Jays 13-4 in Game 3 of the ALCS last night and loosened their grip to a 2-1 series lead.

Julio Rodriguez hit a 2-run homer in the first inning to give Seattle an early lead, but Toronto hammered George Kirby for eight runs over the next four innings. The Blue Jay finished with five home runs, including the fourth of the postseason for Vlad Guerrero Jr., who went 4-4 at the plate.

Cal Raleigh hit his third postseason homer and Randy Arozarena tacked on another in the eighth inning, but it was too little too late as the M’s dropped their first home game of the series.

Notably, Mariners ace Bryan Woo made a visit to the bullpen during the game. M’s skipper Dan Wilson says he wanted him to get “acclimated” in case he makes a relief appearance later in the series.

Woo hasn’t pitched since suffering a pectoral strain on Sept. 19.

Meanwhile, Luis Castillo is taking the mound against 3x Cy Young award winning Max Scherzer for tonight’s monumental Game 4 at T-Mobile Park. Coverage begins at 4:30 and first pitch is at 5:33 on KPUG.

Over in the National League, the Brewers and Dodgers are in LA for Game 3 of their series, where the Dodgers will look to take a commanding 3-0 lead. First pitch for their game is at 3:08.

Kraken News

The Kraken are back tonight as they look to bounce back from their first loss of the season. They’re playing the Ottawa Senators in the second match of their six-game road trip.

Seattle’s coming off a tight loss where they fell to the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime. They’ll have a chance to recover against a Senators team that has lost its last three straight, falling in each of them by at least three goals.

Coverage begins at 3:30 and puck drops at 4:00 on KGMI.

WWU Vikings News

Western Washington University’s red-hot women’s soccer team is back at home tonight. They’re hosting Northwest Nazarene with a chance to extend their eight-match unbeaten streak.

The 21st nationally-ranked Viks have recovered from a rough start where they went winless in their first three matches before going on their current unbeaten streak, which includes seven wins and one tie. They’re still undefeated in GNAC play and are tied with Simon Frasier for first place in the conference standings.

Senior Asia Hardin is coming off a game where she set the program record for career minutes played with 7,080. She’s played all but 30 minutes of the 79 games she’s started in for her career.

Tonight’s game against Nazarene starts at 7:00 from Harrington Field.

HS Football News

The latest high school football rankings just dropped ahead of Week 7.

Archbishop Murphy owns the No. 1 spot in the state in Class 2A after throttling Anacortes last week, who dropped to No. 6 in the AP’s latest poll. Lynden came in at No. 2 in the state, while Sehome fell out of the rankings after their loss to Lynden Christian.

The undefeated Lyncs came in at No. 2 in the Class 1A rankings, just behind Royal, who owns a remarkable 41-game win streak. Mount Baker placed No. 6 in the state ahead of their massive home matchup against LC tomorrow night. Meridian came in at No. 9 and Nooksack Valley earned a tie for the No. 10 spot.

Meanwhile, Ferndale is in for a big challenge tomorrow night when they host Lake Stevens, who earned the top overall ranking in Class 4A.

The Zone’s Friday Night Lights will be live from Civic Stadium tomorrow for the cross-town rivalry match between Sehome and Bellingham on KPUG. We’ll also be airing Lynden’s road game against Archbishop Murphy on KBAI in a matchup between two of the top-ranked teams in Class 2A.

Allan Fee and the crew will preview both of those matchups and more while hearing from all the coaches involved. Friday Night Lights pregame coverage begins at 3 pm and takes you right up until the 7:00 kickoff for both games.

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